Notes on setting up git on a Synology NAS

git-on-synology-nas.md

Setup NAS

Using the DSM web interface:

1. Install git from the package at http://www.synocommunity.com/
2. Create a 'git' user account.
3. Allow terminal (ssh) access.

See this guide for more details on the next bit:

ssh in as root and set the following in: /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

PermitUserEnvironment yes

Next, restart sshd (just reboot).

ssh in as the git user and create this file: ~/.ssh/environment with these contents:

PATH=/usr/local/git/bin/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/syno/sbin:/usr/syno/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin

Initialise repos

ssh in to the NAS:

ssh git@synology.local

Create a bare repo:

mkdir ~/my-repo.git  
cd ~/my-repo.git  
git --bare init

TODO: should really change git user's shell to to git-shell now.

Push to repo on NAS

From your local git repo:

git remote add origin git@synology.local:my-repo.git  
git push origin --all

This isn't needed anymore, because a git server is now available as an official Synology package.

Really nice effort