Sharing git repo without SSH

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I'm trying to set-up a private git repo for code sharing, but found out that most of the implementations out there require use of SSH public keys, for example:

http://www.jedi.be/blog/2009/05/06/8-ways-to-share-your-git-repository/

The only approach looking reasonable is the git-daemon, but it does not contain any authentication, and while it might be a good option for LAN, it is no go for remote working.

Coming from SVN daemon, where all the access was conveniently controlled via single file, the SSH keys scheme quite a hurdle for me.

Is there any way to securely share multiple Git repositories, without using SSH authentication?

Thanks in advance!

Best Answer

SSH auth is the most common way to do this. Even though it seems a bit complex to you, try taking a look at something called 'gitolite'. It makes the process pretty straightforward (You basically have one file that is similar to a standard SVN authz file, and another directory full of SSH keys).

I don't think there's any other way to do this, everything relies on SSH keys because it's a reliable way to do this.

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GIt Daemon and Access Control for Multiple Repos

Check out gitosis which is a git repository hosting application. Quoting the description from the Debian package of gitosis:

This package aims to make hosting git repositories easier and safer.
It manages multiple repositories under one user account, using SSH
keys to identify users. End users do not need shell accounts on the
server; they will talk to one shared account that will not let them
run arbitrary commands.

You can find the gitosis source at http://eagain.net/gitweb/?p=gitosis.git

Documentation on how to set it up: http://scie.nti.st/2007/11/14/hosting-git-repositories-the-easy-and-secure-way

I'm very happy with gitosis, we're using it at the grml project (http://grml.org/) with more than 100 repositories and it works fine without any problems.

Ssh – Permission problem with Git (over SSH) on FreeBSD

Off the top of my head, possibly a umask issue?

Have you considered wrapping git with gitosis (http://vafer.org/blog/20080115011413)? I've found it a much more pleasant way of working with Git (no permissions headaches since the repo is owned by one OS user), and the permissions you can implement using gitosis are an attractive bonus.

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Related Solutions

GIt Daemon and Access Control for Multiple Repos

Ssh – Permission problem with Git (over SSH) on FreeBSD

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