Enabling git repo on dreamhost

dreamhost-git.txt

// ssh into server
cd $HOME/<site root folder>
git config --global user.name "user name"
git config --global user.email "user email"
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Init."

//open terminal on localhost
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "Git repo name"
// add ssh passphrase - remember it!
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]
// Will be prompted for FTP password for server
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa
// wil be prompted for ssh passphrase previously set

//ssh into server
mkdir $HOME/project.git
cd $HOME/project.git
git init --bare
// This is where files are added after a git push - not the site root

// setup sync to site root
cat > hooks/post-receive
#!/bin/sh
git --work-tree=$HOME/<site root folder> --git-dir=$HOME/project.git checkout -f
// CTRL + D to save

chmod 755 hooks/post-receive 

// in terminal on localhost
mkdir <project-name>
cd <project-name>
git init
git remote add origin ssh://[email protected]/home/ <user> /project.git

// create some files on local machine
git add --all
git commit -m "Init."
git push --set-upstream origin master

// Now the files are transferred into the site root