HOWTO: install Git on Hostmonster

[marli03]

Git is an open source version control system and this is how I installed Git v1.6.0.4 on my hostmonster account.

$ mkdir git
$ cd git
$ wget http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
$ gunzip git-1.6.0.4.tar.gz
$ tar -xf git-1.6.0.4.tar
$ cd git-1.6.0.4/
$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/git
$ make && make install

# you can remove the source, but I chose to move it into a source folder

$ cd ~/git
$ mv git-1.6.0.4/ src/

# now add this line to your .bashrc file:

export PATH=$HOME/git/bin/:$HOME/git/lib/libexec/git-core/:$PATH

# to check your install and reload bash:

$ source ~/.bashrc
$ git --version

# to get started move to your project directory and type: (note the "." on line 3)

$ git init
# Initialized empty Git repository in /home/mysite/rails/bpc/.git/
$ git add .

That should get you started. There are lots of tutorials out there to get you on your way.

[capslock118]

Wow,

It is amazing that you posted this today as I had just started to do research on this exact subject...today!

Thank you for the how-to, it worked wonderfully.

[capslock118]

marli03,

Have you had any issues with connection time outs and unable to connect a socket when trying to download something using git?

I have tried two different git hosts and both had failed

[marli03]

marli03,

Have you had any issues with connection time outs and unable to connect a socket when trying to download something using git?

I have tried two different git hosts and both had failed

I'm very new to git and haven't tried downloading anything yet. I think I saw another post about someone having problems downloading with git though. If I have a similar problem in the future and figure out a solution I'll try to post it in this thread though.

[lgs]

use :

git clone http://github.com/rails/rails.git

( with http:// protocol, instead of using git:// protocol )

dont use: git clone git://github.com/rails/rails.git

bye luca

[PHLAK]

Don't know if anyone's watching this thread anymore, but when I try to pull from or push to a repository it's asking for my password and not accepting anything I give it. I added my SSH keys to the server, and tried using a few different users/password combinations, what am I doing wrong?

[shadmego]

I don't know if this will help you, but the only ssh account information that will work is your main account. The same info you use to log into your CPanel.

If you have tried that, I'm at a loss.

~regards

[PHLAK]

Maybe I wasn't clear. I've tried changing my 'user.email' to the user name I use to log into CPanel, and it keeps bringing up my global email address to use to log in. I've tried changing my global email address, and still it's trying to log in with the old global 'user.email'.

[atoms]

Wow - I'm glad this got posted here since I was in a bit of a quandary about what to do for SCM.

Marli03's instructions worked perfectly for me, but note that GIT is in active development so by the time you read this, the latest stable version will probably be different. I just installed 1.6.2.1.

To get the latest stable version, find out what that version number is by peeping:
http://git-scm.com/.

Then substitute that number for whatever number you see in Marli03's otherwise excellent instructions.

[PHLAK]

ok, got everything working up to the clone. When I issue the command to clone a repo it asks for my password then the next thing it does is give me the following error:

fatal: git upload-pack: aborting due to possible repository corruption on the remote side.

Any idea what I need to do here?