From: programmerjake <programmerjake@web>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 01:54:12 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: git mirroring WIP
X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~3064
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7a0c1b54d0816ef76c29efe2f39efac293516ef8;p=libreriscv.git

git mirroring WIP
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diff --git a/resources/server-setup/git-mirroring.rst b/resources/server-setup/git-mirroring.rst
index 26f4baa8c..78f646923 100644
--- a/resources/server-setup/git-mirroring.rst
+++ b/resources/server-setup/git-mirroring.rst
@@ -4,57 +4,92 @@ Git Mirroring to GitLab
 
 Steps for setting up automatic mirroring cron jobs:
 
-* Add a new user:
+#) Add a new user:
 
-  .. code:: bash
+   .. code:: bash
 
-    sudo adduser --disabled-login --system git-mirroring
+     sudo adduser --disabled-login --system git-mirroring
 
-* Start a shell as the :code:`git-mirroring` user:
+#) Start a shell as the :code:`git-mirroring` user:
 
-  .. code:: bash
+   .. code:: bash
 
-    sudo -H -u git-mirroring /bin/bash
+     sudo -H -u git-mirroring /bin/bash
 
-* Switch to home directory:
+#) Switch to home directory:
 
-  .. code:: bash
+   .. code:: bash
 
-    cd
+     cd
 
-* Create an executable file :code:`sync.sh` (replace :code:`nano` with the editor of your choice):
+#) Create an executable file :code:`sync.sh` (replace :code:`nano` with the editor of your choice):
 
-  .. code:: bash
+   .. code:: bash
 
-    touch sync.sh
-    chmod +x sync.sh
-    nano sync.sh
+     touch sync.sh
+     chmod +x sync.sh
+     nano sync.sh
 
-  * Type in the following contents:
+   a) Type in the following contents:
 
-    .. code:: bash
+      .. code:: bash
 
-      #!/bin/sh
-      for repo in ~/*.git; do
-          cd "$repo" && git fetch -q && git push -q gitlab || echo "sync failed for $repo"
-      done
+        #!/bin/sh
+        for repo in ~/*.git; do
+            cd "$repo" && git fetch -q && git push -q gitlab || echo "sync failed for $repo"
+        done
 
-  * Save and exit the editor.
+   #) Save and exit the editor.
 
-* Create a ssh key:
+#) Create a ssh key:
 
-  .. code:: bash
+   .. code:: bash
 
-    ssh-keygen
+     ssh-keygen
 
-  Press enter for all prompts -- leaving the file names as default and with an empty password.
+   Press enter for all prompts -- leaving the file names as default and with an empty password.
 
-* For each repo to be mirrored:
+#) For each repo to be mirrored:
 
-  * Create an empty repo using the GitLab website.
+   In the following commands, replace :code:`$UPSTREAM_URL` with the url for the upstream repo, :code:`$NAME` with the name selected for the local directory.
 
-    .. warning::
+   a) Create an empty repo using the GitLab website.
 
-      Following these steps will overwrite anything that is in the GitLab repo.
+      .. warning::
 
-  * Add the ssh key for the 
+        Following these steps will overwrite anything that is in the GitLab repo.
+
+   In the following commands, replace :code:`$MIRROR_URL` with the ssh url for the mirror, you can get it by clicking the Clone button for the empty repo you just created.
+
+   b) Add the ssh key for the :code:`git-mirroring` user to the GitLab repo as a `deploy key with read/write access <https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ssh/#per-repository-deploy-keys>`_:
+
+      Get the ssh public key for the :code:`git-mirroring` user:
+
+      .. code:: bash
+
+        cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+
+   #) Clone the upstream repo:
+
+      .. code:: bash
+
+        git clone --mirror "$UPSTREAM_URL" ~/"$NAME".git
+
+   #) Switch to the directory where you just cloned the repo:
+
+      .. code:: bash
+
+        cd ~/"$NAME".git
+
+   #) Add the mirror as a new remote to allow pushing to it:
+
+      .. code:: bash
+
+        git remote add --mirror=push gitlab "$MIRROR_URL"
+
+   #) Try pushing to the new remote to ensure everything is operating correctly:
+
+      .. code:: bash
+
+        git push gitlab
+