Managing remote repository on a server and receive hooks

Git remote server receive hooks

First, create a new local git repo:

    $ mkdir my-project && cd my-project
    $ git init
    Initialized empty Git repository in ~/projects/my-project/.git/
    $ echo 'Hello, world!' > index.html
    $ git add index.html
    $ git commit -q -m "Initial commit"

Then, on the remote server create a new directory for the new repo we just created:

    $ cd ~/git/
    $ mkdir my-project.git && cd my-project.git
    $ git init --bare
    Initialized empty Git repository in ~/git/my-project.git/

Add hooks to publish the website in a separate directory:

    $ mkdir /var/www/my-website.org
    $ vim ~/git/my-project/.git/hooks/post-receive
    #!/bin/sh
    GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/my-website.org git checkout -f
    $ chmod +x hooks/post-receive

Back to local repo, add remote branch:

    $ git remote add production [email protected]:/home/me/git/my-project.git
    $ git push production +master:refs/heads/master

We're all set. To publish website:

    $ git push production

Additionally we can publish to more than one remote server. In .git/config add:

    [remote "production"]
        url = ssh://my-website.org/home/me/my-project.git
        url = ssh://mirror.another-server.org/home/me/my-project.git

Bonus publish branches on remote server (git push):

    #!/bin/bash
    #
    publish_path="/var/www/proto/multiselect"

    while read oldrev newrev ref
    do
        branch=`echo $ref | cut -d/ -f3`
    
        if [[ "master" == "$branch" ]]; then
            if [ ! -d "$publish_path/current" ]; then
                mkdir "$publish_path/current"
            fi
            git --work-tree=$publish_path/current checkout -f $branch
            echo 'Changes pushed to current.'
        else
            if [ ! -d "$publish_path/dev" ]; then
                mkdir "$publish_path/dev"
            fi
            if [ ! -d "$publish_path/dev/$branch" ]; then
                mkdir "$publish_path/dev/$branch"
            fi
            git --work-tree=$publish_path/dev/$branch checkout -f $branch
            echo 'Changes pushed to dev.'
        fi
    done


Ref: http://blog.ekynoxe.com/2011/10/22/git-post-receive-for-multiple-remote-branches-and-work-trees/

Git remote server + receive hooks

First, create a new local git repo:

    $ mkdir my-project && cd my-project
    $ git init
    Initialized empty Git repository in ~/projects/my-project/.git/
    $ echo 'Hello, world!' > index.html
    $ git add index.html
    $ git commit -q -m "Initial commit"

Then, on the remote server create a new directory for the new repo we just created:

    $ cd ~/git/
    $ mkdir my-project.git && cd my-project.git
    $ git init --bare
    Initialized empty Git repository in ~/git/my-project.git/

Add hooks to publish the website in a separate directory:

    $ mkdir /var/www/my-website.org
    $ vim ~/git/my-project/.git/hooks/post-receive
    #!/bin/sh
    GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/my-website.org git checkout -f
    $ chmod +x hooks/post-receive

Back to local repo, add remote branch:

    $ git remote add production ssh://my-website.org/home/me/git/my-project.git
    $ git push production +master:refs/heads/master

We're all set. To publish website:

    $ git push production

Additionally we can publish to more than one remote server. In .git/config add:

    [remote "production"]
        url = ssh://my-website.org/home/me/my-project.git
        url = ssh://mirror.another-server.org/home/me/my-project.git