DevOps
How to Set Up a Private Git Server With Gitea the Right Way
Set up a self hosted Git server with Gitea: Docker Compose, SQLite or Postgres, SSH access, a reverse proxy, backups and first admin settings.
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git
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Git
How to Use git branches and Naming Conventions Step by Step
Choose a git branch naming convention that works: prefixes, issue IDs, allowed characters, length, and how to enforce the rule with a hook or CI check.
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Git
How to Use git tags for Releases and Versions With Examples
Use git tag for releases: lightweight versus annotated tags, signing, pushing to a remote, listing and deleting, and naming versions with semantic versioning.
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Git
How to Use git subtree Instead of Submodules the Safe Way
Use git subtree to include another repository inside yours as normal files: add, pull, push back, squash history, and compare it with submodules.
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Git
How to Use Git Hooks pre commit pre push and commit msg
Write Git hooks for pre-commit, commit-msg and pre-push, share them with core.hooksPath, bypass them safely, and know what hooks cannot enforce for a team.
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Git
How to Use Git Aliases to Shorten Common Commands Properly
Create Git aliases for status, log, undo and branch cleanup, use the bang prefix for shell commands, pass arguments correctly, and keep them in dotfiles.
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Git
How to Change a Git Remote URL From HTTPS to SSH Easily
Change a Git remote URL from HTTPS to SSH with git remote set-url: find the SSH address, test the connection, and fix credential and key problems.
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Git
How to Use git submodules and When to Avoid Them Safely
Use git submodule to pin another repository inside yours: add, clone, update and remove it, and learn which workflows make submodules painful.
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Git
How to Set Up SSH Keys for GitHub and GitLab the Safe Way
Set up SSH keys for GitHub and GitLab: generate an Ed25519 key, add it to the agent, upload the public key, test the connection, and use one key per host.
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Git
How to Use Git Credential Helpers Without Typing Passwords
Configure a Git credential helper to keep HTTPS tokens in the OS keychain or a memory cache, avoid plain text storage, and prefer SSH keys or tokens.
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Git
How to Sign Git Commits With GPG or SSH Keys the Safe Way
Sign Git commits and tags with a GPG key or an SSH key, configure Git, verify signatures locally with allowed signers, and see the Verified badge on GitHub.
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Git
How to Use git filter repo to Rewrite History the Safe Way
Use git filter-repo to rewrite history safely: remove files, split a directory into its own repository, rename paths and authors, and skip filter-branch.
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