What is the best way to setup a git server[using gitlab] where the repository is under public_html?

Question

I want a way to setup a git server using gitlab on our development server so that when someone commits code it commits to the working copy under public_html.

I have looked at instances of using git inside public_html as a git client and pull from the same machine using cron. However this is not ideal and will not work for us.

What I have found so far is to change git_data_dir "/mnt/nas/git-data" in /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb . But then the whole directory structure is copied.

Answer 1

Please understand that the repositories you push to (in gitlab and other hosted git servers) are bare repositories - they don't have a working copy. Thats why the normal workflow is to have a separate clone/working copy that gets updated on a commit.

Git repositories support hooks which you can use to perform a "git pull" in your public_html . That should get you settled. If no, please explain why "this is not ideal and will not owrk for us".