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NAME top
git-daemon - A really simple server for Git repositoriesSYNOPSIS top
_git daemon_ [--verbose] [--syslog] [--export-all]
[--timeout=<n>] [--init-timeout=<n>] [--max-connections=<n>]
[--strict-paths] [--base-path=<path>] [--base-path-relaxed]
[--user-path | --user-path=<path>]
[--interpolated-path=<pathtemplate>]
[--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=<file>]
[--enable=<service>] [--disable=<service>]
[--allow-override=<service>] [--forbid-override=<service>]
[--access-hook=<path>] [--[no-]informative-errors]
[--inetd |
[--listen=<host-or-ipaddr>] [--port=<n>]
[--user=<user> [--group=<group>]]]
[--log-destination=(stderr|syslog|none)]
[<directory>...]DESCRIPTION top
A really simple TCP Git daemon that normally listens on port
"DEFAULT_GIT_PORT" aka 9418. It waits for a connection asking for
a service, and will serve that service if it is enabled.
It verifies that the directory has the magic file
"git-daemon-export-ok", and it will refuse to export any Git
directory that hasn’t explicitly been marked for export this way
(unless the **--export-all** parameter is specified). If you pass some
directory paths as _git daemon_ arguments, the offers are limited to
repositories within those directories.
By default, only **upload-pack** service is enabled, which serves _git_
_fetch-pack_ and _git ls-remote_ clients, which are invoked from _git_
_fetch_, _git pull_, and _git clone_.
This is ideally suited for read-only updates, i.e., pulling from
Git repositories.
An **upload-archive** also exists to serve _git archive_.OPTIONS top
--strict-paths
Match paths exactly (i.e. don’t allow "/foo/repo" when the
real path is "/foo/repo.git" or "/foo/repo/.git") and don’t do
user-relative paths. _git daemon_ will refuse to start when
this option is enabled and no directory arguments are
provided.
--base-path=<path>
Remap all the path requests as relative to the given path.
This is sort of "Git root" - if you run _git daemon_ with
_--base-path=/srv/git_ on example.com, then if you later try to
pull _git://example.com/hello.git_, _git daemon_ will interpret
the path as **/srv/git/hello.git**.
--base-path-relaxed
If --base-path is enabled and repo lookup fails, with this
option _git daemon_ will attempt to lookup without prefixing the
base path. This is useful for switching to --base-path usage,
while still allowing the old paths.
--interpolated-path=<pathtemplate>
To support virtual hosting, an interpolated path template can
be used to dynamically construct alternate paths. The template
supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client
but converted to all lowercase, %CH for the canonical
hostname, %IP for the server’s IP address, %P for the port
number, and %D for the absolute path of the named repository.
After interpolation, the path is validated against the
directory list.
--export-all
Allow pulling from all directories that look like Git
repositories (have the _objects_ and _refs_ subdirectories), even
if they do not have the _git-daemon-export-ok_ file.
--inetd
Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog (may
be overridden with **--log-destination=**). Incompatible with
--detach, --port, --listen, --user and --group options.
--listen=<host-or-ipaddr>
Listen on a specific IP address or hostname. IP addresses can
be either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address if supported. If
IPv6 is not supported, then --listen=<hostname> is also not
supported and --listen must be given an IPv4 address. Can be
given more than once. Incompatible with **--inetd** option.
--port=<n>
Listen on an alternative port. Incompatible with **--inetd**
option.
--init-timeout=<n>
Timeout (in seconds) between the moment the connection is
established and the client request is received (typically a
rather low value, since that should be basically immediate).
--timeout=<n>
Timeout (in seconds) for specific client sub-requests. This
includes the time it takes for the server to process the
sub-request and the time spent waiting for the next client’s
request.
--max-connections=<n>
Maximum number of concurrent clients, defaults to 32. Set it
to zero for no limit.
--syslog
Short for **--log-destination=syslog**.
--log-destination=<destination>
Send log messages to the specified destination. Note that this
option does not imply --verbose, thus by default only error
conditions will be logged. The <destination> must be one of:
stderr
Write to standard error. Note that if **--detach** is
specified, the process disconnects from the real standard
error, making this destination effectively equivalent to
**none**.
syslog
Write to syslog, using the **git-daemon** identifier.
none
Disable all logging.
The default destination is **syslog** if **--inetd** or **--detach** is
specified, otherwise **stderr**.
--user-path, --user-path=<path>
Allow ~user notation to be used in requests. When specified
with no parameter, a request to git://host/~alice/foo is taken
as a request to access _foo_ repository in the home directory of
user **alice**. If **--user-path=**_<path>_ is specified, the same
request is taken as a request to access _<path>_**/foo** repository
in the home directory of user **alice**.
--verbose
Log details about the incoming connections and requested
files.
--reuseaddr
Use SO_REUSEADDR when binding the listening socket. This
allows the server to restart without waiting for old
connections to time out.
--detach
Detach from the shell. Implies --syslog.
--pid-file=<file>
Save the process id in _file_. Ignored when the daemon is run
under **--inetd**.
--user=<user>, --group=<group>
Change daemon’s uid and gid before entering the service loop.
When only **--user** is given without **--group**, the primary group
ID for the user is used. The values of the option are given to
**getpwnam**(**3**) and **getgrnam**(**3**) and numeric IDs are not supported.
Giving these options is an error when used with **--inetd**; use
the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before
spawning _git daemon_ if needed.
Like many programs that switch user id, the daemon does not
reset environment variables such as **$HOME** when it runs git
programs, e.g. **upload-pack** and **receive-pack**. When using this
option, you may also want to set and export **HOME** to point at
the home directory of _<user>_ before starting the daemon, and
make sure any Git configuration files in that directory are
readable by _<user>_.
--enable=<service>, --disable=<service>
Enable/disable the service site-wide per default. Note that a
service disabled site-wide can still be enabled per repository
if it is marked overridable and the repository enables the
service with a configuration item.
--allow-override=<service>, --forbid-override=<service>
Allow/forbid overriding the site-wide default with per
repository configuration. By default, all the services may be
overridden.
--[no-]informative-errors
When informative errors are turned on, git-daemon will report
more verbose errors to the client, differentiating conditions
like "no such repository" from "repository not exported". This
is more convenient for clients, but may leak information about
the existence of unexported repositories. When informative
errors are not enabled, all errors report "access denied" to
the client. The default is --no-informative-errors.
--access-hook=<path>
Every time a client connects, first run an external command
specified by the <path> with service name (e.g.
"upload-pack"), path to the repository, hostname (%H),
canonical hostname (%CH), IP address (%IP), and TCP port (%P)
as its command-line arguments. The external command can decide
to decline the service by exiting with a non-zero status (or
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learn about the requestor when making this decision.
The external command can optionally write a single line to its
standard output to be sent to the requestor as an error
message when it declines the service.
<directory>
The remaining arguments provide a list of directories. If any
directories are specified, then the **git-daemon** process will
serve a requested directory only if it is contained in one of
these directories. If **--strict-paths** is specified, then the
requested directory must match one of these directories
exactly.SERVICES top
These services can be globally enabled/disabled using the
command-line options of this command. If finer-grained control is
desired (e.g. to allow _git archive_ to be run against only in a few
selected repositories the daemon serves), the per-repository
configuration file can be used to enable or disable them.
upload-pack
This serves _git fetch-pack_ and _git ls-remote_ clients. It is
enabled by default, but a repository can disable it by setting
**daemon.uploadpack** configuration item to **false**.
upload-archive
This serves _git archive --remote_. It is disabled by default,
but a repository can enable it by setting **daemon.uploadarch**
configuration item to **true**.
receive-pack
This serves _git send-pack_ clients, allowing anonymous push. It
is disabled by default, as there is _no_ authentication in the
protocol (in other words, anybody can push anything into the
repository, including removal of refs). This is solely meant
for a closed LAN setting where everybody is friendly. This
service can be enabled by setting **daemon.receivepack**
configuration item to **true**.EXAMPLES top
We assume the following in /etc/services
$ grep 9418 /etc/services
git 9418/tcp # Git Version Control System
_git daemon_ as inetd server
To set up _git daemon_ as an inetd service that handles any
repository within **/pub/foo** or **/pub/bar**, place an entry like
the following into **/etc/inetd** all on one line:
git stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/bin/git
git daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
/pub/foo /pub/bar
_git daemon_ as inetd server for virtual hosts
To set up _git daemon_ as an inetd service that handles
repositories for different virtual hosts, **www.example.com** and
**www.example.org**, place an entry like the following into
**/etc/inetd** all on one line:
git stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/bin/git
git daemon --inetd --verbose --export-all
--interpolated-path=/pub/%H%D
/pub/www.example.org/software
/pub/www.example.com/software
/software
In this example, the root-level directory **/pub** will contain a
subdirectory for each virtual host name supported. Further,
both hosts advertise repositories simply as
**git://www.example.com/software/repo.git**. For pre-1.4.0
clients, a symlink from **/software** into the appropriate default
repository could be made as well.
_git daemon_ as regular daemon for virtual hosts
To set up _git daemon_ as a regular, non-inetd service that
handles repositories for multiple virtual hosts based on their
IP addresses, start the daemon like this:
git daemon --verbose --export-all
--interpolated-path=/pub/%IP/%D
/pub/192.168.1.200/software
/pub/10.10.220.23/software
In this example, the root-level directory **/pub** will contain a
subdirectory for each virtual host IP address supported.
Repositories can still be accessed by hostname though,
assuming they correspond to these IP addresses.
selectively enable/disable services per repository
To enable _git archive --remote_ and disable _git fetch_ against a
repository, have the following in the configuration file in
the repository (that is the file _config_ next to **HEAD**, _refs_ and
_objects_).
[daemon]
uploadpack = false
uploadarch = trueENVIRONMENT top
_git daemon_ will set REMOTE_ADDR to the IP address of the client
that connected to it, if the IP address is available. REMOTE_ADDR
will be available in the environment of hooks called when services
are performed.GIT top
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