gitlabitch

Features:

• HTTP POST API for gitlab webhook
• mirrors selected repository branches under defined user
• logs to Syslog

Install (using RVM):

1. create user to containt RVM and the project
2. install RVM for the user
3. clone this repo into his homedir
4. run bundle install

Configure:

1. copy gitlabitch.yaml.example to /etc/gitlabitch.yaml and edit it accordingly.
2. rvmsudo rackup -E production -D (the user with RVM must be able to run rvmsudo, see RVM docs)
3. the configured user must exist and it needs to have write permissions to the basedir; also, the user needs to have ssh keys generated (usually in ~/.ssh/)
4. add the SSH pubkey to the desired repo in GitLab (in section Settings -> Deploy keys)
5. add the commit hook URL: http://<server_with_gitlabitch>:9292/<project_name>
6. click test
7. the branch should be mirrored to the desired directory
8. you can what's been done in syslog (daemon, INFO)

TODO:

• upstart scripts