PGit

Lightweight command-line utility for managing private repositories on a server.

Platforms

Darwin (MacOSX)
Linux

Requirements

Linux Server
- i.e. $5/mo Digital Ocean node (I'm not affiliated with DO)

Installation

Grab the latest release for your platform, and place the pgit executable in a folder available in your $PATH. Next, add the PGIT_URL environment variable to your $HOME/.bashrc or similar file.

export PGIT_URL=<user>@<host>[:port]

Setup Server

SSH into your server as root (or as a user with sudo privileges).

Install git on the server.

Create a git user:

sudo adduser \
  --home /home/git \
  --shell /bin/bash \
  --disabled-password \
  git

Prepare the authorized_keys file:

sudo mkdir /home/git/.ssh
sudo touch /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys
sudo chmod 700 /home/git/.ssh
sudo chmod 600 /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys
sudo chown -R git:git /home/git/.ssh

Now store your $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub in /home/git/.ssh/authorized_keys.

Usage

Run pgit help to view the help screen:

Lightweight command-line utility for managing private repositories on a server.

Usage:

  pgit command [arguments]

Commands:

  list                         list all repositories
  clip                         clip the url of a repository to your clipboard
  create <name>                create a new repository
  rename <name> <new_name>     rename an existing repository
  destroy <name>               destroy an existing repository
  version                      display the current pgit version
  help                         display this help screen

https://github.com/mrrooijen/pgit

Backups

Checkout this guide that uses Backup to perform periodic backup operations against your repositories.

Author / License

Released under the MIT License by Michael van Rooijen.