/bootstrap-dotfiles

Bootstrap a different dotfiles source for Gitpod, from private or custom Git servers.

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bootstrap dotfiles

This repository can bootstrap a different dotfiles source for Gitpod, even from private or custom Git servers.

Can be useful for working around #14984. So for example, if you have a public or private repo hosted on Gitea or elsewhere, you could bootstrap into that through this.

Initial setup

Depending on the Git provider you have connected on https://gitpod.io/user/integrations, you will need to clone this repo in that Git server and then set the Dotfile > Repository URL to that in https://gitpod.io/user/preferences. For example, if you have Gitlab connected and you cloned this repo into https://gitlab.com/you/repo.git, you will use that URL as your dotfiles in https://gitpod.io/user/preferences

A public repo

  • Go to https://gitpod.io/user/variables and click on New Variable
  • Create a new variable with the following:
    • Name: DOTFILES_BOOTSTRAP_LINK
    • Value: The target dotfiles you want to install, for example:
    https://gitpod:gitpod@example.com/you/actual_dotfiles_repo.git
    • Scope: */*

A private repo

  • Go to https://gitpod.io/user/variables and click on New Variable
  • Create a new variable with the following values:
    • Name: DOTFILES_BOOTSTRAP_LINK
    • Value: The target dotfiles you want to install, for example:
    https://auth_user:auth_pass@example.com/you/actual_dotfiles_repo.git
    • Scope: */*