Disk - Git

In this article you will learn:

• What Git is and what it is used for
• How to activate Git on Disk service
• How to manage Git on Disk
• Frequently asked questions

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Git

GIT is a tool that helps programmers work together on projects, keep a history of changes, and makes code sharing and management easier. More information and management guides can be found in the external project documentation ⧉.

Git on Disk allows you to create and manage users and repositories.

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Activating Git on Disk

Git is an additional Disk service. Activate it in these steps:

1. Log in to the customer administration ⧉.
2. In the top menu, select Server services Disk.
3. Select the disk from the list for which you want to activate Git.
4. In the left menu, select Additional services.
5. For the Git item, click the green (+) button.

Confirm the activation with the Activate button.

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Managing Git

After activating Git, you can manage users and repositories. 

To manage users or repositories, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the customer administration ⧉.
2. In the top menu, select Server services Disk.
3. Select the disk from the list for which you want to manage Git users or repositories.
4. In the left menu, select Git repositories or Git users.

Git users

The user management interface allows you to:

• Add a new user by clicking the + new user button.
• Edit a user by clicking the magnifying glass button or the user name. When editing, you can:
  • Change the user description.
  • Change the password using the Change password button.
  • Remove the user.

Git repositories

The repository management interface allows you to:

• Add a new repository by clicking the + create repository button.
• Edit a repository by clicking the magnifying glass button or the repository name. When editing, you can:
  • Change the repository description.
  • Remove the repository.

In the repository detail you will also find:

• The repository URL.
• The interface for assigning and removing users.

Manage users through the Repository users interface:

• Add a new user by selecting them in the lower part of the interface; confirm the selection by clicking the >> button.
• Remove an existing user using the cross button to the left of their name.
• By checking the box in the Read-only? column, you allow the user to only read the repository; other added users have unrestricted access.

After finishing user management in the repository, save the changes by clicking the update configuration button.

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Frequently asked questions