Sharing code base

This method allows you to deploy code changes performed locally into the workstation, and relies on git.

In order to create the repository inside the directory <REPO_NAME>, type from the workstation:

mkdir <REPO_NAME>
cd <REPO_NAME>
git init --bare

This command will create and empty repository.

Note: the directory <REPO_NAME> must end with .git

In order to store and update the code base, you'll have to set up a hook. From inside the repo, type:

cd hooks
nano post-receive

From inside the text editor, type:

#!/bin/sh
git --work-tree=<CODEBASE_PATH> --git-dir=<REPO_PATH> checkout -f master

Note: remember to specify the entire repository path in <REPO_PATH>.

Exit the text editor and make the script executable:

chmod +x post-receive

In order to configure git to push code to the workstation, type from the local machine, within the local copy of the repository:

git remote add ml_workstation ssh://ml_workstation/<REPO_PATH>/

You can now push changes to the workstation by typing:

git push ml_workstation master

Note: this will override any manual changes on the remote files affected by the commits.