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author | Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> | 2018-07-13 20:39:46 +0100 |
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committer | Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> | 2018-09-28 21:00:18 +0100 |
commit | 258a6d944ed891fa92fa87a16731e5dfe0bac477 (patch) | |
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download | guix-258a6d944ed891fa92fa87a16731e5dfe0bac477.tar.gz |
services: Add Gitolite.
* gnu/services/version-control.scm (<gitolite-configuration>, <gitolite-rc-file>): New record types. (gitolite-accounts, gitolite-activation): New procedures. (gitolite-service-type): New variables. * gnu/tests/version-control.scm (%gitolite-test-admin-keypair, %gitolite-os, %test-gitolite): New variables. (run-gitolite-test): New procedure. * doc/guix.texi (Version Control): Document the gitolite service.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e1046eb512..94bb0ec4e1 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -21028,6 +21028,100 @@ could instantiate a cgit service like this: (cgitrc ""))) @end example +@subsubheading Gitolite Service + +@cindex Gitolite service +@cindex Git, hosting +@uref{http://gitolite.com/gitolite/, Gitolite} is a tool for hosting Git +repositories on a central server. + +Gitolite can handle multiple repositories and users, and supports flexible +configuration of the permissions for the users on the repositories. + +The following example will configure Gitolite using the default @code{git} +user, and the provided SSH public key. + +@example +(service gitolite-service-type + (gitolite-configuration + (admin-pubkey (plain-file + "yourname.pub" + "ssh-rsa AAAA... guix@@example.com")))) +@end example + +Gitolite is configured through a special admin repository which you can clone, +for example, if you setup Gitolite on @code{example.com}, you would run the +following command to clone the admin repository. + +@example +git clone git@@example.com:gitolite-admin +@end example + +When the Gitolite service is activated, the provided @code{admin-pubkey} will +be inserted in to the @file{keydir} directory in the gitolite-admin +repository. If this results in a change in the repository, it will be +committed using the message ``gitolite setup by GNU Guix''. + +@deftp {Data Type} gitolite-configuration +Data type representing the configuration for @code{gitolite-service-type}. + +@table @asis +@item @code{package} (default: @var{gitolite}) +Gitolite package to use. + +@item @code{user} (default: @var{git}) +User to use for Gitolite. This will be user that you use when accessing +Gitolite over SSH. + +@item @code{group} (default: @var{git}) +Group to use for Gitolite. + +@item @code{home-directory} (default: @var{"/var/lib/gitolite"}) +Directory in which to store the Gitolite configuration and repositories. + +@item @code{rc-file} (default: @var{(gitolite-rc-file)}) +A ``file-like'' object (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}), +representing the configuration for Gitolite. + +@item @code{admin-pubkey} (default: @var{#f}) +A ``file-like'' object (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}) used to +setup Gitolite. This will be inserted in to the @file{keydir} directory +within the gitolite-admin repository. + +To specify the SSH key as a string, use the @code{plain-file} function. + +@example +(plain-file "yourname.pub" "ssh-rsa AAAA... guix@@example.com") +@end example + +@end table +@end deftp + +@deftp {Data Type} gitolite-rc-file +Data type representing the Gitolite RC file. + +@table @asis +@item @code{umask} (default: @code{#o0077}) +This controls the permissions Gitolite sets on the repositories and their +contents. + +A value like @code{#o0027} will give read access to the group used by Gitolite +(by default: @code{git}). This is necessary when using Gitolite with software +like cgit or gitweb. + +@item @code{git-config-keys} (default: @code{""}) +Gitolite allows you to set git config values using the "config" keyword. This +setting allows control over the config keys to accept. + +@item @code{roles} (default: @code{'(("READERS" . 1) ("WRITERS" . ))}) +Set the role names allowed to be used by users running the perms command. + +@item @code{enable} (default: @code{'("help" "desc" "info" "perms" "writable" "ssh-authkeys" "git-config" "daemon" "gitweb")}) +This setting controls the commands and features to enable within Gitolite. + +@end table +@end deftp + @node Game Services @subsubsection Game Services |