Preparing the server

Gitolite can be installed on any Unix server. This includes Linux, any of the BSDs, and the legacy Unix servers such as AIX and HP-UX. With that said, here are the requirements:

  • A Unix system with a POSIX-compatible sh (shell)
  • Git Version 1.7.1 or higher
  • Perl 5.8.8 or higher
  • OpenSSH 5.0 or higher
  • A dedicated Unix user as the hosting user described previously, whose home directory must be on a filesystem that supports symlinks, and allows executables (that is, it is not mounted with the noexec mount flag)

    Tip

    Ideally, you should use a brand new user ID that has no existing files or directories, except for whatever a newly created user gets (such as the bashrc or similar files). This will ensure that any leftover files don't interfere. ...

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