# Introduction Git is a powerful, open-source distributed version control system that is crucial for managing project versions efficiently. Setting up your own Git server not only enhances your understanding of Git's internal mechanisms but also provides a secure environment for private project management. This lab guides you through the process of setting up a Git server on a Linux machine. Despite the availability of platforms like GitHub for hosting code, a private Git server ensures your data remains secure under your control. ## 🎯 Tasks In this project, you will learn to: - Install and configure Git on a Linux system. - Create and manage a user specifically for Git operations. - Generate and configure SSH keys to secure connections between your local machine and the Git server. - Initialize and manage a Git repository locally and on a server. - Perform version control operations such as committing changes and pushing them to a remote repository. - Verify the setup by cloning the repository to ensure everything is functioning correctly. ## 🏆 Achievements In this project, you will learn: - The fundamentals of installing and setting up Git, a distributed version control system, on a Linux environment. - How to handle user permissions and security in a Unix/Linux system for application-specific tasks. - Techniques for secure communication between machines using SSH keys, an essential skill for managing remote servers. - The process of creating and managing bare Git repositories which are used for server-side storage in Git operations. - Practical skills in committing and versioning your projects using Git commands, and pushing these changes to a remote server. - The ability to verify and troubleshoot common issues in remote repository management by cloning and inspecting the integrity of the data.
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