Setting up gitweb/apache2

Question

I have recently began storing code, that I write on a local server I have at home.

I was hoping to start a gitweb instance at home so I can see commits and track progress with my other team mates.

I have tried server tutorials online with no luck. I would like gitweb to be accessed by example.com/git

I would like my code to be place in /code/git

I would appreciate any help! Please try to be explicit as possible, because I clearly dont know what i am doing. I have read tons of articles.

Please and thank you.

Answer 1

Ok the gitweb part:

you have to install the package gitweb sudo apt-get install gitweb

Then you have to edit the apache gitweb config file

$EDITOR /etc/apache2/conf.d/gitweb

change the line Alias /gitweb /usr/share/gitweb to Alias /git /usr/share/gitweb

open the /etc/gitweb.conf file:

you have to change the line $projectroot ".." to $projectroot "/code/git"

and change any other line containing /gitweb to /git for example

$stylesheet = "/gitweb/gitweb.css";

to $stylesheet = "/git/gitweb.css";

then reload you apache webserver with sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

The GIT part itself:

I STRONGLY recommend the use of gitosis (http://scie.nti.st/2007/11/14/hosting-git-repositories-the-easy-and-secure-way)

REMEMBER if you use gitosis the line $projectroot in /etc/gitweb.conf has to be $projectroot = "/home/git/repositories/";

You can find detailed information on howto setup gitosis at http://scie.nti.st/2007/11/14/hosting-git-repositories-the-easy-and-secure-way

describing the full gitosis setup is too long for this answere.

If you need more help on gitosis drop me a comment

EDIT: it might be neccessary to issue usermod -a -G git www-data and a cd /home/git/repositories ; chgrp -R git * to fix apache permission problems.