git-deploy

This is a git post-receive python hook designed to allow automated deploy of applications via git push.

It is also designed so that you can run a simple callback when there are pushes to a git repository.

Requirements

• python
• git repository

Installation

Copy post-receive into your git hooks directory.

Configure as per the instructions below.

Configuration

Regular repositories:

Start with an empty repository or ensure the branch is set to master.

Change the repository configuration property receive.denyCurrentBranch to ignore.

git config --local receive.denyCurrentBranch ignore

See this article for more details on how to configure git.

Bare repositories:

Configure deploy.destination to the directory you want the updated code in.

git config --local deploy.destination /var/www/public/mysite.com

See this article for more details on how to configure git.

Deploy Scripts:

If you want to do more than simply send code updates, you can configure the post-receive hook so that a single deploy script runs.

The script will run with the working directory as the repository root and should be marked as executable.

git config --local deploy.script deploy.py

See this article for more details on how to configure git.

Custom Configuration Values

The git configuration values are as follows:

[deploy]
    script = script to run after the code is updated (Optional)
    destination = in a bare repository, the directory to update (Required for bare repositories [see above])

Troubleshooting

The post-receive hook is not executing on push.

Make sure that the post-receive hook is marked as executable according to your operating system (chmod +x on unix-like systems).

My deployment script is not executing on push.

Make sure that the deployment script is marked as executable according to your operating system (chmod +x on unix-like systems).

The remote push refuses to update the target server.

Make sure that the repository has receive.denyCurrentBranch set to ignore.