Could not create work tree dir 'example.com'.: Permission denied

Question

I have got a virtual private server with nginx Virtual Hosts setup (Server Blocks).

I\'ve installed Git and got my ssh keys authenticated with GitHub.

I have

Answer 1

You should logged in not as "root" user.

Or assign permission to your "current_user" to do this by using following command

sudo chown -R username.www-data /var/www

sudo chmod -R +rwx /var/www

Answer 2

I think you don't have your permissions set up correctly for /var/www Change the ownership of the folder.

sudo chown -R **yourusername** /var/www

Answer 3

I was facing same issue then I read first few lines of this question and I realised that I was trying to run command at the root directory of my bash profile instead of CD/my work project folder. I switched back to my work folder and able to clone the project successfully

Answer 4

Change ownership and permissions folder

sudo chown -R username.www-data /var/www

sudo chmod -R +rwx /var/www