On the server:
Move the repos to $HOME/repositories
.
Make sure that:
Run gitolite setup
. If you forget this step, you can also forget
about write access control!
Back on your workstation:
[Add them][repos] to conf/gitolite.conf in your clone of the admin repo, then commit and push the change.
If the repos are already covered by some [wild][] pattern, this is optional.
This is adapted from the "migrating" section of the [install][] page; if you're actually migrating from g2 please go there!
Nothing in any of the gitolite install/setup/etc will ever touch the data in
any repository except the gitolite-admin repo. The only thing it will
normally touch is the update
hook. So one fool-proof way of "moving"
servers is this (untested but should work; feedback appreciated):
Install gitolite on the new server, using the same key for the admin as for the old server.
Copy the [rc][] file from the old server, overwriting this one.
[Disable][writable] the old server so people won't push to it.
Copy all the repos over from the old server, including gitolite-admin. Make sure the files end up with the right ownership and permissions; if not, chown/chmod them.
Run gitolite setup
.
On a clone of the old gitolite-admin, add a new remote (or change an
existing one) to point to the new server. Then git push -f
to this
remote.