DevOps Demo 3 - Dotfiles Git Repo
Summary
Tired of manually copying config files to your desktop or rewriting them everytime a new VM or machine is set up?
There is easy way to back up your dotfiles and other important config: Git!
Before we begin:
Important
Make sure to set up an empty public repo named dotfiles, ensure a README is created and credentials for git access are set up (if cloning via ssh)
Warning
DO NOT STORE API KEYS & OTHER SENSITIVE CREDENTIALS IN YOUR DOTFILES!
Setup
Below are some quick steps to get it set up:
#this prevents you from commiting this directory to the repo creating a weird loop
echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore
#clones the repo to the .cfg directory
git clone --bare [email protected]:ORG/dotfiles.git $HOME/.cfg
#store this alias in your shell rc or alias file
alias dev='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
#cleans up your prompt so you only see untracked files when you explicitly ask for them
dev config --local status.showUntrackedFiles noA few notes on the set up above:
Refresh your shell after adding the alias: Example:
echo 'alias dev='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'' >> .bashrc OR .zshrc && . ~/.bashrc or . ~/.zshrcAdding files to your repo goes as follows: Example:
dev add FILECommit Files: Example:
dev commit -aPush to repo: Example:
dev pushEnsure the remote origin is configured to point to the dotfiles repo before the first push.
Here is a link to my public dotfiles for reference. dotfiles
Feel free to explore and see what works for you. Until next time, stay curious my friends!