Setting Up Git with Auto Upload and Sync to a Productive Server

Prerequisites

  • Git installed on your local machine and the production server.
  • SSH access to the production server.
  • A Git repository on your local machine.

Steps

1. Initialize a Git Repository

First, make sure you have a Git repository set up on your local machine. If you don’t have one, you can initialize it using:

cd /path/to/your/project
git init

2. Set Up the Remote Repository

You’ll need a bare repository on your production server to which you will push your code.

# On your production server
mkdir -p /var/repo/your_project.git
cd /var/repo/your_project.git
git init --bare

3. Add the Remote Repository

On your local machine, add the production server repository as a remote:

git remote add production user@production_server:/var/repo/your_project.git

Replace user with your username on the production server and production_server with the server’s address.

4. Push Code to the Production Server

Push your local repository to the production server:

git push production master

5. Post-Receive Hook for Deployment

Create a post-receive hook on the production server to automatically deploy the code when pushed.

# On your production server
cd /var/repo/your_project.git/hooks
nano post-receive

Add the following script to post-receive:

#!/bin/bash
GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/your_project git checkout -f

Make the hook executable:

chmod +x post-receive

6. Automate Sync with Git Hooks (Optional)

To automate the push to the production server every time you commit or push to your local repository, you can use Git hooks on your local machine.

Post-Commit Hook

This hook will push changes to the production server every time you commit.

# On your local machine
cd /path/to/your/project/.git/hooks
nano post-commit

Add the following script:

#!/bin/bash
git push production master

Make the hook executable:

chmod +x post-commit

Post-Push Hook

This hook will push changes to the production server every time you push to your remote repository.

# On your local machine
cd /path/to/your/project/.git/hooks
nano post-push

Add the following script:

#!/bin/bash
git push production master

Make the hook executable:

chmod +x post-push

7. Test the Setup

Make a commit and push it to see if everything works as expected.

git add .
git commit -m "Test commit"
git push

Check your production server to ensure the changes are deployed.

Notes

  • Make sure your production server is secure and only accessible by authorized users.
  • Consider setting up a more advanced deployment tool (like Capistrano, Ansible, or Docker) for larger projects or more complex deployment needs.
  • Always have backups and a rollback strategy in place in case something goes wrong during deployment.

This setup ensures that your code is automatically uploaded and synchronized with your production server whenever you commit or push changes to your local repository.