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h1. HowTo keep in sync your git repository for redmine

Here is a HowTo written by Farzy ("Farzad FARID":http://www.pragmatic-source.com/) that explains how to keep two git repositories syncronized

* "Automatic synchronization 2 git repositories [en]":http://www.pragmatic-source.com/en/opensource/tips/automatic-synchronization-2-git-repositories

* "Synchronisation automatique de deux référentiels git [fr]":http://www.pragmatic-source.com/fr/opensource/tips/synchronisation-automatique-de-deux-referentiels-git

*Summary Of Above Blog Posts*

_In the below example, "git_user" and "project.git" should be modified for your GitHub project_

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git clone --bare git@github.com:git_user/project.git project.git

cd project.git

git remote add origin git@github.com:git_user/project.git

git fetch -v

git fetch origin

git reset --soft refs/remotes/origin/master 

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_In this cron script, "app" is the owner of the project.git directory_

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sudo vi /etc/cron.d/sync_git_repos

# One-way synchronization of a local and remote bare Git repository.

# Repeat this line for each repository.

*/5 * * * * app cd /path/to/project.git && git fetch origin && git reset --soft refs/remotes/origin/master > /dev/null

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_*/5 in the last line defines the minute at which the synchronization takes place, for example, */2 would cause the sychronization to take place every two minutes. */5 causes the synchronization to take place on minutes divisible by 5 (5, 10, 15, etc.)_

UPDATE: when using sufficiently recent git (>=1.6.0)

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git clone --mirror git@github.com:git_user/project.git

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then install a crontask

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sudo vi /etc/cron.d/sync_git_repos

*/5 * * * * app cd /path/to/project.git && git fetch -q --all

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