Git Install and Create Repository.md

Problem Statement

The Nautilus development team shared with the DevOps team requirements for new application development, setting up a Git repository for that project. Create a Git repository on Storage server in Stratos DC as per details given below:

Install git package using _yum_on Storage server.

After that, create/init a git repository named /opt/news.git (use the exact name as asked and make sure not to create a bare repository).

Solution

1. Log In to the Storage Server and Switch to Root

First, log in to the Storage server and switch to the root user to ensure you have the necessary permissions:

ssh natasha@ststor01
sudo su

2. Install Git on the Storage Server

Update the package index and install the git package using yum:

yum update -y
yum install git -y

3. Verify Git Installation

Check the Git version to confirm the installation:

git --version

Expected Output:

git version 2.43.5

This confirms that Git is installed and provides the version number.

4. Initialize the Git Repository

Create and initialize the Git repository at /opt/news.git. Note that the repository should not be bare as per the requirements.

Change to the /opt directory and run:

cd /opt
git init news.git

Expected Output:

Initialized empty Git repository in /opt/news.git/

This command initializes a new Git repository in the specified directory.

5. Verify the Repository Initialization

Navigate to the repository directory and list its contents to ensure it has been initialized correctly:

cd /opt/news.git
ls -la

Expected Output:

total 40
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   23 Aug 13 06:22 HEAD
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 branches
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   66 Aug 13 06:22 config
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   73 Aug 13 06:22 description
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 hooks
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 info
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 objects
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Aug 13 06:22 refs

This output verifies that the Git repository has been initialized with the necessary directory structure.