Synology git

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Dec 312015
 
Synology git

Running git on github is great, but since all repositories are public, there’s a certain danger to publish password, API keys or similar on it. See here.

Since I got a Synology NAS, I can install a git server package! Except it does not do a lot, but it’s enough to get started and have my repositories on NAS. One central location. One location where making a backup is much easier than on random devices.

Requirements for this to work:

  • Enable ssh access on the NAS
  • Have a home directory with .ssh and .ssh/authorized_keys so you can log in via ssh and without needing to enter a password

Now to set up a git repository:

  • Install the git server Synology package
  • Log in as root on the NAS
  • cd /volumeX (x=1 in my case since I have only one volume)
mkdir git-repos ; chown YOURACCOUNT:users git-repos
  • Log in as you on the NAS
  • cd git-repos
mkdir dockerstuff; cd dockerstuff ; git init --bare --shared ; cd ..
  • Repeat for other repositories/directories

Now on a git client do:

  • git clone ds.lan:/volume1/git_repos/dockerstuff
  • put files in here
  • git add * ; git commit -a -m "Initial population" ; git push