Configuration for hosting Git repositories with Apache 2.x

git-hosting-apache.conf

# ----------------------------------------------------------
# Configuration for hosting Git repositories with Apache 2.x
# ----------------------------------------------------------
#
# This setup provides "dual URLS", where URL like <http://git.example.com/my_repository.git>
# loads Gitweb in the browser and the same URL can be used in commands like `git clone` and `git remote add`.
# It was compiled from some sources on the internet and further customized/tuned.
#
# Please see documentation for:
#
# 1. `git-http-backend`, <http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-http-backend.html>
# 2. `gitweb`, <http://repo.or.cz/w/alt-git.git?a=blob_plain;f=gitweb/README>
#
# Also see Scott Chacon's "Smart HTTP Transport", <http://progit.org/2010/03/04/smart-http.html>

<VirtualHost *:80>
  # Configure hostname
  ServerAdmin [email protected]
  ServerName git.example.com

  # Configure repository location
  DocumentRoot /data/www/example.com/git

  # Deny to access to .htaccess etc
  <Files ~ "(^\.htaccess|^.*\.conf)">
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
  </Files>

  # OPTIONAL: Completely deny pushing over HTTP
  <LocationMatch "git-receive-pack">
    Order Allow,Deny
    Deny from all
  </LocationMatch>

  # OPTIONAL: Require authentication for access
  # See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_auth_basic.html
  <Location />
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Git Repositories"
    AuthUserFile /path/to/file # For `htpasswd` command
    Require valid-user
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
  </Location>
  

  # Enable cgi-bin scripts
  Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
  AddHandler cgi-script cgi

  # Load configuration for Gitweb <https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Gitweb>
  SetEnv GITWEB_CONFIG /etc/gitweb.conf

  # Configure Git HTTP Backend
  SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /www/example.com/git
  SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
  # Note: Serve static files directly
  AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{38})$          /var/www/git/$1
  AliasMatch ^/(.*/objects/pack/pack-[0-9a-f]{40}.(pack|idx))$ /var/www/git/$1
  # Note: Serve repository objects with Git HTTP backend 
  ScriptAliasMatch \
          "(?x)^/(.*/(HEAD | \
                      info/refs | \
                      objects/info/[^/]+ | \
                      git-(upload|receive)-pack))$" \
          /usr/libexec/git-core/git-http-backend/$1
  # Note: Serve HTML with Gitweb
  ScriptAlias / gitweb/gitweb.cgi

  # Turning on mod rewrite
  RewriteEngine on

  # Make the front page an internal rewrite to the gitweb script
  RewriteRule ^/$  /gitweb/gitweb.cgi [L]

  # Make shortcut for a repostitory, so URL like <http://git.example.com/my_repository.git>
  # loads proper repository in Gitweb
  RewriteRule ^/(\w+\.git)$  /?p=$1 [L,P]

  # Configure location logs
  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/git.example.com-access.log multi
  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/git.example.com-error.log
</VirtualHost>