Auto Git Push

This Bash script continuously monitors multiple Git repositories listed in an external file for file changes, and automatically stages, commits, and pushes those changes.

Features

• Watches multiple repositories simultaneously from a list in an external file (repositories.txt).
• Recursively detects file modifications, creations, and deletions.
• Excludes .git directories and temporary files (*.swp, backups).
• Automatically commits changes with a timestamp and a random number in the commit message.
• Pushes changes to the main branch on the origin remote.
• Runs indefinitely until manually stopped.
• Each repository is monitored in a separate background process for efficiency.

Requirements

• Bash shell on Linux or Unix-like systems.
• inotify-tools package installed (provides the inotifywait utility).
• Correct Git user configuration and authentication (SSH keys or HTTPS credentials) for each repository.
• Proper permissions for the user running the script on all repositories.

Usage

1. List absolute paths to your Git repositories, one per line, in a file named repositories.txt.
2. Run the script to monitor all listed repositories simultaneously.
3. The script runs indefinitely, monitoring changes and auto-pushing commits.

Recommended Use with Supervisord

It is strongly recommended to run this script under supervisord to ensure:

• The script is restarted automatically if it crashes.
• Easy management of the script as a persistent background service.
• Proper environment variables and user permissions can be configured.
• Logs can be collected and monitored systematically.

Basic Supervisord Configuration Tips

• Specify absolute paths for the script and commands inside.
• Set autostart=true and autorestart=true for resilience.
• Define the user that has appropriate permissions.
• Set environment variables like PATH explicitly.
• Configure log files or disable logging if desired.

Example supervisord program snippet (replace paths and user accordingly):

[program:git_auto_push]
command=/bin/bash /path/to/auto_git_push.sh
user=your_username
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stdout_logfile=/var/log/git_auto_push.out.log
stderr_logfile=/var/log/git_auto_push.err.log
environment=PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"

Notes

• Make sure Git credentials and SSH keys or HTTPS tokens are correctly set up for the user running the script.
• Adjust the branch name in the git push command if needed.
• Monitor resource usage when watching many repositories in parallel.

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This script combined with supervisord provides a reliable and automated way to keep multiple Git repositories updated continuously.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.