no time to do maser for now, but some pointers and thanks

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / tips / distributed_wikis.mdwn

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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[[!meta date="2008-05-06 19:22:09 -0400"]]
+

 [[rcs/git]] and other distributed version control systems are all about
 making it easy to create and maintain copies and branches of a project. And
 this can be used for all sorts of interesting stuff. Since ikiwiki can use
 [[rcs/git]] and other distributed version control systems are all about
 making it easy to create and maintain copies and branches of a project. And
 this can be used for all sorts of interesting stuff. Since ikiwiki can use


@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ There are several possible level of decentralisation:
  1. [[a simple HTML mirror|tips/Git_repository_and_web_server_on_different_hosts/]]
  2. [[separate ikiwiki and git servers|tips/Hosting_Ikiwiki_and_master_git_repository_on_different_machines]]
  3. separate `srcdir`, still requires a central bare repo - uses [[plugins/pinger]]
  1. [[a simple HTML mirror|tips/Git_repository_and_web_server_on_different_hosts/]]
  2. [[separate ikiwiki and git servers|tips/Hosting_Ikiwiki_and_master_git_repository_on_different_machines]]
  3. separate `srcdir`, still requires a central bare repo - uses [[plugins/pinger]]

- 4. completely distinct ikiwiki installs, synchronised with [[plugins/contrib/gitpush]]
+ 4. completely distinct ikiwiki installs

 
 Here's a graphic overview of those:
 
 
 Here's a graphic overview of those:
 


@@ -35,14 +37,12 @@ This is the configuration described in
 hosts the HTML files, the ikiwiki [[cgi]] but everything else is on
 the git server.
 
 hosts the HTML files, the ikiwiki [[cgi]] but everything else is on
 the git server.
 

-### Separate ikiwiki web server, and git server
+### Separate webserver and git repository, the git srcdir being hosted on the webserver

 
 [[!img Hosting_Ikiwiki_and_master_git_repository_on_different_machines/separate-web-git-servers.svg size=400x]]
 
 This is the configuration described in
 
 [[!img Hosting_Ikiwiki_and_master_git_repository_on_different_machines/separate-web-git-servers.svg size=400x]]
 
 This is the configuration described in

-[[tips/Git_repository_and_web_server_on_different_hosts]]. One server hosts the web server (and the [[Ikiwiki cgi|cgi]]) and the git source dir; a second server hosts the git bare repository.
-
-
+[[tips/Hosting_Ikiwiki_and_master_git_repository_on_different_machines]]. One server hosts the web server (and the [[Ikiwiki cgi|cgi]]) and the git source dir; a second server hosts the git bare repository. This can be used when you have very limited access to the git server.

 
 ### Decentralised pinger setup
 
 
 ### Decentralised pinger setup
 


@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Step by step setup instructions for this are detailed below.
 [[!img decentralized_wikis.svg size=400x]]
 
 In this configuration, each wiki is fully independent and pushes its
 [[!img decentralized_wikis.svg size=400x]]
 
 In this configuration, each wiki is fully independent and pushes its

-changes to other wikis using the [[plugins/contrib/gitpush]] plugin.
+changes to other wikis using git.

 
 ## Step by step setup instructions
 
 
 ## Step by step setup instructions
 


@@ -207,12 +207,11 @@ The following entries will be different from the above setup file:
     git_wrapper: /home/user/source.git/hooks/post-commit
     git_test_receive_wrapper: /home/user/source.git/hooks/pre-receive
 
     git_wrapper: /home/user/source.git/hooks/post-commit
     git_test_receive_wrapper: /home/user/source.git/hooks/pre-receive
 

-To do this, the mirror needs to push back to the master, using the [[plugins/contrib/gitpush]] plugin:
+To make the mirror push back to the master, use, for example:

 
 

-    git_push_to:
-    - git://wiki.example.com/
+    git_wrapper_background_command: git push git://wiki.example.com/

 
 

-This will ensure that commits done on the mirror will propagate back to the master.
+This will help ensure that commits done on the mirror will propagate back to the master.

 
 ## Other ideas
 
 
 ## Other ideas