Disk - Git

In this article you will learn:

• What Git is and what it is used for
• How to activate Git on the Disk service
• How to manage Git on Disk
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Git

Git is a tool that helps programmers work together on projects, keep a history of changes, and makes sharing and managing code easier. You can find more information and management guides in the external project documentation ⧉.

Git on Disk lets you create and manage users and repositories.

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Activating Git on Disk

Git is an Add-on Service for Disk. Activate it by following these steps:

1. Log in to the Customer Administration ⧉.
2. In the top menu, select Server services Disk.
3. From the list, select the disk on which you want to activate Git.
4. In the left menu, select Add-on services.
5. Next to the item Git click the green button (+).

Confirm the activation with the button Activate.

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Git management

After activating Git, you can manage users and repositories. 

To manage users or repositories, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Customer Administration ⧉.
2. In the top menu, select Server services Disk.
3. From the list, select the disk on which you want to manage Git users or repositories.
4. In the left menu, select Git repositories or Git users.

Git users

The user management interface allows you to:

• Add a new user by clicking the button + New User.
• Edit a user by clicking the magnifying glass button or the user name. While editing, you can:
  • Change the user description.
  • Change the password with the button Change Password.
  • Delete the user.

Git repositories

The repository management interface allows you to:

• Add a new repository by clicking the button + Create Repository.
• Edit a repository by clicking the magnifying glass button or the repository name. While editing, you can:
  • Change the repository description.
  • Delete the repository.

The repository detail also contains:

• The repository URL.
• An interface for assigning and removing users.

Manage users through the interface Repository users:

• Add a new user by selecting them at the bottom of the interface, then confirm the selection by clicking the button >>.
• Remove an existing user with the cross button to the left of their name.
• By ticking the checkbox in the column Read-only? you give the user read-only access to the repository; all other added users have unrestricted access.

When you have finished managing the repository users, save the changes by clicking the button Update Configuration.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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