git - push to gitlab from local git server

Question

i have a local git server where i host files for a docker container with a blogging software (hexo). After a push to the local git server, i would like to automatically push the blog to gitlab.

This is the directory i push to the local git server:

hexo                    << to remote
 - scaffolds            << to remote
 - source               << to remote
 - themes               << to remote
 - _config.yml          << to remote
 - package.json         << to remote
 - README.md            << to remote
docker-compose.yml
Dockerfile
README.md

The directory hexo contains the blog. The lines that end with <<to remote are thoose that i want to push to gitlab also.

Is this maybe possible with git webhooks, eg with a post-recieve hook on my local git server? If so, how? I coudnt find a good tutorial about it. I only want to push the folder hexo with its content to gitlab, not the whole repository.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

git webhooks, eg with a post-receive hook on my local git server?

Not exactly: a git webhook is not a post-receive hook.

• A webhook is an http listener, which listen to event sent by a remote hosting service like GitLab (typically, a push event).
• A post-receive hook is a server-side hook , triggered by a git push to that same server.

In your case, a post-receive hook is what you need, if you have the control to the Git server you are pushing to.
In your server, make an executable /path/to/repo.git/hooks/post-receive and do a git push to gitlab there.