How to get a Git repository on the ReadyNAS Duo v2
--From the keep your old hardware out of the landfill files--
The instructions on "Setting up a remote git repository on your ReadyNAS" are a bit out of date, and the community git addon is currently MIA. It took a bit of googling, but a local networked git repository is still doable on your DUO v2, so I thought I'd share what I found out.
(As always, be careful what you type when logged iin as root, And, you might be able to avoid the first two lines, try skipping them and see if it works).
Then you can run apt-get update, and then run apt-get install git
(the internet says it's best to avoid running apt-get upgrade as it might brick your Duo v2)
I found that I couldn't use the mkdir command to create the /opt/git/whatever. It may have been a typo that I didn't catch that prevented me from doing so, but if you find you have trouble with that you can cd /opt then mkdir git. Then cd into the newly created git dir and mkdir whatever to create the whatever directory. Say that three times fast.
In the /root directory use vi to create the .bashrc file and populate it with:
"To create & populate your remote repository:
1. Sign on to SSH as root: ssh root@your_nas_ip
2. Create the folder for your repository: mkdir /opt/git/what_ever && cd /opt/git/what_ever
3. Initialise the repository: git – bare init
4. Exit SSH (exit)
5. Navigate to the local git project folder: cd projects/etc
6. Add the remote repo: git remote add origin ssh://root@your_nas_ip/opt/git/what_ever
7. Populate the remote repository: git push origin master (using your admin password)."
And, then you should be ready to get your git on, minus the gitweb.cgi local Web interface he mentions as you didn't install the community git addon.
Also, of note: According to the debian mailing list there's no security support "at all!" for the code from archive.debian.org, so it's probably best to keep the Duo v2 warm and cozy on your LAN, and off the internet.
