# Publishing on a simple HTTP server 9 messages from 2007-02-12 to 2007-02-14. Participants: Xavier Maillard, Johannes Schindelin, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6785 ## Xavier Maillard, 2007-02-12 20:10 Subject: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <14870.1171311025@localhost> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/14870.1171311025%40localhost ``` Hi, I am trying to understand how to publish/export my repository to put it onto a HTTP server from which, I hope, someone could clone or pull from it. Sadly, I think I do not have the right recipe to achieve this. I hope you will be able to comment how I do things and tell what's wrong: 1. Repack current repository (just in case) git repack -d 2. Clone current repository git clone --bare -l . /tmp/my-cloned.git 3. Update cloned repository informations git --bare --git-dir=/tmp/my-cloned.git update-server-info Then I upload this to my HTTP server. When I want to clone the result from my HTTP server, here is what I get: Cannot get remote repository information. Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? Note that I do not have git installed onto my HTTP server (since I can't do that) neither is gitweb. What is wrong this ? Regards, Xavier ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-12 23:11 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702130009010.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <14870.1171311025@localhost> ``` Hi, On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Xavier Maillard wrote: > Cannot get remote repository information. > Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? How did you upload? Basically, the best way really is to follow Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt. Having said that, you can run git-update-server-info locally, and copy .git/info/refs to the webserver. HOWEVER, most likely you have to adjust the permissions on the webserver afterwards. As I said, the easiest way is to follow the docs (which boils down to do even the initial push using git). Hth, Dscho ``` ## Xavier Maillard, 2007-02-13 05:32 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <19695.1171344721@localhost> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/19695.1171344721%40localhost In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Xavier Maillard wrote: > > > Cannot get remote repository information. > > Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? > > How did you upload? I wrote a small LFTP mirror script. I will check your tutorial but I am pretty sure I won't be able to run all the commands (I, for example, can't do more than connecting onto a FTP server at my FAI). Xavier ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-13 10:07 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702131106230.1300%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <19695.1171344721@localhost> ``` Hi, On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Xavier Maillard wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Xavier Maillard wrote: > > > > > Cannot get remote repository information. > > > Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there? > > > > How did you upload? > > I wrote a small LFTP mirror script. > > I will check your tutorial but I am pretty sure I won't be able to run > all the commands (I, for example, can't do more than connecting onto a > FTP server at my FAI). In that case, please extend your mirror script to run git-update-server-info before mirroring. And if it works, a small description (maybe as a patch for Documentation/howto/?) would be nice. Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Xavier Maillard, 2007-02-13 11:45 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <23628.1171367140@localhost> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/23628.1171367140%40localhost In-Reply-To: ``` Johannes Schindelin wrote: > In that case, please extend your mirror script to run > git-update-server-info before mirroring. I thought this: git --bare --git-dir=/tmp/my-cloned.git update-server-info was supposed to achieve this. Doesn't it ? > And if it works, a small description (maybe as a patch for > Documentation/howto/?) would be nice. No problem. I won't forget. Xavier ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-13 11:57 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702131256430.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <23628.1171367140@localhost> ``` Hi, On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Xavier Maillard wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > In that case, please extend your mirror script to run > > git-update-server-info before mirroring. > > I thought this: > > git --bare --git-dir=/tmp/my-cloned.git update-server-info > > was supposed to achieve this. Doesn't it ? If you mirror /tmp/my-cloned.git to the HTTP server, then yes, this should do it. Make sure that /tmp/my-cloned.git/info/refs is really updated and mirrored out, though. Hth, Dscho ``` ## Xavier Maillard, 2007-02-14 10:59 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <4127.1171450765@localhost> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4127.1171450765%40localhost In-Reply-To: ``` Hi Johannes, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > I thought this: > > > > git --bare --git-dir=/tmp/my-cloned.git update-server-info > > > > was supposed to achieve this. Doesn't it ? > > If you mirror /tmp/my-cloned.git to the HTTP server, then yes, this should > do it. Make sure that /tmp/my-cloned.git/info/refs is really updated and > mirrored out, though. I double checked and yes, info/refs is really updated and yes, it is mirrored but it still fails when I try to clone my repository with this: git clone http://zedek01.free.fr/projetcs/your-proj2.git (you can try by yourself). What can I do ? Regards, Xavier ``` ## Jeff King, 2007-02-14 11:23 Subject: Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <20070214112324.GA5472@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070214112324.GA5472%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <4127.1171450765@localhost> ``` On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 11:59:25AM +0100, Xavier Maillard wrote: > I double checked and yes, info/refs is really updated and yes, it > is mirrored but it still fails when I try to clone my repository > with this: > > git clone http://zedek01.free.fr/projetcs/your-proj2.git > > (you can try by yourself). It works fine when I try it (after correcting the typo). What's not working? -Peff ``` ## Xavier Maillard, 2007-02-14 11:34 Subject: [SOLVED] Re: Publishing on a simple HTTP server Message-ID: <4827.1171452888@localhost> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4827.1171452888%40localhost In-Reply-To: <20070214112324.GA5472@coredump.intra.peff.net> ``` Jeff King wrote: > It works fine when I try it (after correcting the typo). What's not > working? It just fails with the error message given earlier. Update: I tried again and it works. I may have missed something. Sorry. Xavier ```