Git Deploy Remotely - Script and instructions.

gistfile1.txt

#Log in as appuser. Create the git repo:

mkdir -p ~/repo/appname.git
cd ~/repo/appname.git
git init --bare

#Next, create a post-receive script

vi hooks/post-receive

#Add in the following, editing appname:

#!/bin/bash
export GIT_WORK_TREE=/srv/users/appuser/apps/appname
export SITE="App Name"
 
 
while read oldrev newrev ref
do
    	branch=`echo $ref | cut -d/ -f3`
 
    	if [ "$branch" ] ; then
 
            	git checkout -f $branch
 
    	fi
done
 
echo "Deployed to $GIT_WORK_TREE"

cd $GIT_WORK_TREE

#Make it executable:

chmod a+x hooks/post-receive

#To push to live, add a remote locally (on your working copy):

git remote add live ssh://user@host.host.com/path/to/repo/repo-name.git

#The push live with:

git push live master