# How to host a github? 4 messages from 2009-07-29 to 2009-09-19. Participants: jvsrvcs, Alex Riesen, Jakub Narebski, daicoden. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/20271 ## jvsrvcs, 2009-07-29 06:25 Subject: How to host a github? Message-ID: <24713161.post@talk.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/24713161.post%40talk.nabble.com ``` I want to share code with a few co-workers and I want to use git. I installed git (cygwin), created a /project/ and then $cd project and then $git init I have found so much documentation as to what to do next, that I'm confused. Do I have to create an account on github in order to share code with a few local developers? Could I run some sort of server on my laptop in order to share code? (we only need to share during office hours). Basically I just want to share code but do not want to sign up for an account on github. How do I work this? thanks jvsrvcs -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-host-a-github--tp24713161p24713161.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ``` ## Alex Riesen, 2009-07-29 07:59 Subject: Re: How to host a github? Message-ID: <81b0412b0907290059j7ff346efu7fea3dbaef65e5eb@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/81b0412b0907290059j7ff346efu7fea3dbaef65e5eb%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <24713161.post@talk.nabble.com> ``` On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 08:25, jvsrvcs wrote: > > I want to share code with a few co-workers and I want to use git. > > I installed git (cygwin), created a /project/ and then $cd project > and then $git init See also "git add" and "git commit" in the tutorials below. > I have found so much documentation as to what to do next, that > I'm confused. Start here: http://www.git-scm.com/documentation ("Tutorials" section). The recently published http://progit.org/book/ can be also recommended. > Do I have to create an account on github in order to share code with > a few local developers? No. > Could I run some sort of server on my laptop in order to share code? Yes. You don't have to, though. > (we only need to share during office hours).  Basically I just > want to share code but do not want to sign up for an account > on github. Look for fetch, push, and patches in the tutorials. > How do I work this? Patiently. ``` ## Jakub Narebski, 2009-07-29 09:31 Subject: Re: How to host a github? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/m3bpn33kfe.fsf%40localhost.localdomain In-Reply-To: <24713161.post@talk.nabble.com> ``` jvsrvcs writes: > I want to share code with a few co-workers and I want to use git. > > I installed git (cygwin), created a /project/ and then $cd project > and then $ git init > > I have found so much documentation as to what to do next, that > I'm confused. Read "Git User's Manual" (should be distributed with Git), check out "Git Community Book" (http://book.git-scm.com). More links at: http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitDocumentation http://git-scm.com/documentation Some links here might also help: http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/BlogPosts > > Do I have to create an account on github in order to share code with > a few local developers? No, you don't have to do that. > Could I run some sort of server on my laptop in order to share code? > (we only need to share during office hours). Basically I just > want to share code but do not want to sign up for an account > on github. > > How do I work this? References about hosting git repositories, etc.: * http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html#sharing-development "Git User's Manual", Chapter 4. Sharing development with others * http://book.git-scm.com/4_setting_up_a_public_repository.html http://book.git-scm.com/4_setting_up_a_private_repository.html "Git Community Book", Setting up Public/Private Repository * My answers to similar questions at StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/978052/githow-can-i-make-my-local-repository-available-for-git-pull/978417#978417 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1173101/do-i-need-a-server-to-use-git/1173623#1173623 References about Git on Windows: http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/jason_meridth/archive/2009/06/01/git-for-windows-developers-git-series-part-1.aspx http://gitster.livejournal.com/24080.html (msysGit, not Cygwin) -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git ``` ## daicoden, 2009-09-19 21:01 Subject: Re: How to host a github? Message-ID: <25525401.post@talk.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/25525401.post%40talk.nabble.com In-Reply-To: <24713161.post@talk.nabble.com> ``` jvsrvcs wrote: > > I want to share code with a few co-workers and I want to use git. > > I installed git (cygwin), created a /project/ and then $cd project > and then $git init > > I have found so much documentation as to what to do next, that > I'm confused. > > Do I have to create an account on github in order to share code with > a few local developers? > > Could I run some sort of server on my laptop in order to share code? > (we only need to share during office hours). Basically I just > want to share code but do not want to sign up for an account > on github. > > How do I work this? > > thanks > > jvsrvcs > Hey, assuming you have shell access into your laptop, create a user named git. You don't have to do this but you want to give everyone access to an account on the laptop. You could also create a usergroup and add the project folder to that group and give all your developers access to that group. Either-way once everyone is able to log onto the laptop make a new directory called project.git. Then go into that directory and use git --bare init. Assuming you created a user named git you can then check the code out via git clone git@localhost:project.git to start things off from the source you will be working on you can then use: git init touch 'Readme' git add Readme git commit -m 'Initial Comit' git remote add origin git@ip:project.git git push origin master -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-host-a-github--tp24713161p25525401.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ```