How to pull private git repo using chef from gitolite

Question

I am new to using chef. I am able to clone/pull a github repository using the following code on my recipe

git "/var/www/hello_app" do
  repository "git://github.com/MyUser/MyProject.git"
  reference "master"
  action "sync"
  user "gituser"
end

I am trying to pull/clone my files from a private git repository managed my gitolite which means that authentication relies on sshd. I already have my id_rsa private key installed through a data_bag on gituser's .ssh/id_rsa file , the user who is pulling/cloning the private repo. Pulling/cloning the repository manually works.

The command I execute is

git clone gitoliteuser@myserver:MyProject.gr

How should I modify my recipe so I can pull my private repository ?

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 18 '13 at 21:16

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The important part of the resource is the repository value. To use your gitolite repo, change the value to the one shown in your question:

git "/var/www/hello_app" do
  repository "gitoliteuser@myserver:MyProject.gr"
  reference "master"
  action "sync"
  user "gituser"
end

More details about using the git resource can be found on the opscode site here : http://docs.opscode.com/resource_git.html

answered Sep 18 '13 at 21:16

Graham Savage

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Thank you.I figured it out eventually but I have now seen you reply. So I would like to thank you just for posting. – Dimos Karagiannis Dec 05 '13 at 19:28
If you think the answer was useful, please can you accept it, so that others can benefit? Cheers – Graham Savage Dec 06 '13 at 09:12

How to pull private git repo using chef from gitolite

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