Deploy a project using Git push

Question

Is it possible to deploy a website using git push? I have a hunch it has something to do with using git hooks to perform a git reset --hard on the

Answer 1

Given an environment where you have multiple developers accessing the same repository the following guidelines may help.

Ensure that you have a unix group that all devs belong to and give ownership of the .git repository to that group.

1. In the .git/config of the server repository set sharedrepository = true. (This tells git to allow multiple users which is needed for commits and deployment.

2. set the umask of each user in their bashrc files to be the same - 002 is a good start