How to set up a local server using GIT on Windows

In the software development process, code management is one of the essential links. GIT is a distributed version control system that has become one of the mainstream code management tools today. Although there are many cloud GIT warehouses, setting up a local GIT server is still a very popular practice. In this article, we will explain how to set up a local server using GIT on Windows.

Prerequisites:

• Windows operating system;
• GIT Windows installation package;
• A computer that can be used as a GIT server, which can be Developer's own computer or a dedicated server;
• Learn how to open a Windows CMD command prompt window and use Windows command line tools.

The following are the steps to set up a local GIT server on a Windows system:

Step 1: Install GIT

First, you need to download it from the GIT official website https://git -scm.com/ Download and install the Windows version of git.

After the installation program starts, click "Next" according to the default settings to complete the installation.

After the installation is complete, you need to configure the git user name and email. You can enter the following command in the console:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"

Step 2: Create a GIT warehouse

Use Windows Resource Management manager, choose a suitable place to create a folder as the GIT repository root directory. In the root directory, you can create some subdirectories to store project-related code.

In the command line, switch to this folder and execute the following statement to initialize a GIT library:

git init --bare

The "--bare" parameter here tells GIT to create this library as a For a blank warehouse, branches will no longer be automatically allocated. The name of the created library file will generally end with the ".git" suffix.

Step 3: Configure SSH key

When using GIT for code management, we usually use the SSH protocol for data transmission. Therefore, an SSH key needs to be configured on the local server to interact with other computers.

In CMD, enter the following command:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -f id_rsa

This command will generate an RSA public and private key pair. Public Key is a public certificate issued by the user to a third-party organization, and Private Key is a confidentiality certificate stored on the local server. During the process of generating a key pair, if the system prompts you to enter a password, be sure to enter it and keep the private key password properly in subsequent operations. Once completed, the generated key pair can be found under the SSH directory.

Step 4: Copy the public key to other computers

After generating the SSH key, you also need to add the public key to other computers that actually use the warehouse. The steps of copying the public key to other computers can be achieved through the command line or copy and paste. Here we use the command line.

In CMD, enter the following command:

type id_rsa.pub | ssh user@hostname "cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys"

Here, "user" is the username of the other computer, and "hostname" is the hostname or IP address of the other computer. After executing the above command, you can use the private key and username and password to log in to other computers and use GIT to manage the code.

Step 5: Test the connection

The last step is to test whether the server has been started and the connection is successful. Use the following command on another machine to test the connection:

git clone user@hostname:/path/to/repo.git

Here "user" and "hostname" are the username and IP address of your Windows server, and "/path/to/repo.git " is the path where your GIT repository is located.

If the test connection is successful, you can use GIT to manage local code normally.

Summary

Through the above steps, we successfully set up a local GIT server on the Windows system. When using GIT for code management, each team member can use his or her independent Git repository to facilitate version control and communication. If you are a developer or team administrator on Windows systems, building a local Git warehouse will definitely greatly improve your team collaboration efficiency!

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