Crontab a git pull from SSH repository with password

Question

Can I pass a password in a crontab command pipe to make access to a git repository ssh server? like

*/10  * * * cd /path/gitpath/ && git pull ssh://user:password@XXX.XX.XX.XXX/path/reporitory.git

Or it's better cron a bash script with password?

my suggestion will be bash script with password – skr Jul 28 '17 at 10:25 — skr, Jul 28 '17 at 10:25
https://stackoverflow.com/a/43526842/13317 – Kenster Jul 28 '17 at 13:30 — Kenster, Jul 28 '17 at 13:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 28 '17 at 12:31

I would recommend setting up ssh public/private keys, if you can. That way you wouldn't need to use a password when pulling from the repo.

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