Git-Lighttp - Web light end smarty for Git

DESCRIPTION

This project was inspired in the Grack Smart-HTTP server handler (written by Scott Chacon) but developed using Sinatra and aims replace the original git-http-backend including new features.

The main goal of the Git-Lighttp is implement the following useful features.

Smart-HTTP, based on git-http-backend.
Authentication flexible based on database or configuration file like htpasswd.
Authorization flexible based on database or configuration file like htgroup.
API to get information about repository (Treeish).

SINOPSIS

Install the Git-Lighttp using Rubygems.

$ gem install git-lighttp

Or checkout the project hosted on Gitlab or Github.

$ git clone https://gitlab.com/hallison/git-lighttp.git
$ ...
$ cd git-lighttp
$ make install

Configure the Rackup file (config.ru) using the following instructions:

# config.ru
require "git/lighttp"

Git::Lighttp::HttpBackend.configure do |server|
  server.project_root = "/home/git/repositories"
  server.git_path     = "/usr/bin/git"
  server.get_any_file = true
  server.upload_pack  = true
  server.receive_pack = false
  server.authenticate = true
end

run Git::Lighttp::HttpBackend

And run:

$ rackup --port 9092 --daemonize
$ git clone http://localhost:9092/mycode.git

You can use the .netrc for improve your connection. Put this:

machine <host> login <username> password <password>

The Git-Lighttp is under development, so there are still many improvements to be made. Please, help us to improve the project sending your feedback to issues or sending email to [email protected].

Discuss in Google Groups.

AUTHORS

Written by Hallison Batista [email protected].

BUGS

If you find a bug, please report it at the Git-Lighttp project's issues tracker on Gitlab or Github.

LICENSE

This is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in LICENSE.txt.