Gitit in docker

A Dockerfile to build image with Gitit Wiki.

Additional packages are installed:

• ghc for haskell plugin support
• graphviz package for dot file support
• texlive for PDF export capabilities

Quickstart

docker run --rm --name gitit -p 80:5001 matthewddunlap/gitit

Usage

In real-world use you would mount existing git repository from docker host to the container. Often the directory is owned by non-root user on host. This image can work with cases like that. Gitit server runs as gitit user which has uid and gid set to match with host-mounted directory.

Assuming ~/gitit.wiki has existing git repository. You can start server with

docker run --rm --name gitit -p 80:5001 -v ~/gitit.wiki:/gitit matthewddunlap/gitit

Image can be used this way to host an always running server or to preview wiki that you have locally.

SSH

Container runs ssh server by default so that you can push and pull to gitit repository. Assuming that gitit.example.com is the address of the server running gitit container started with something like:

docker run --rm --name gitit -p 80:5001 -p 2201:22 -v ~/gitit.wiki:/gitit matthewddunlap/gitit

To deal with custom port in remote address you can add something like this in ~/.ssh/config

Host gitit.example.com
User gitit
Port 2201

Then add git remote with

git remote add gitit gitit@gitit.example.com:/gitit

And then you can push and pull to gitit remote like to any other repository.

Configuration

Normally you do not need to set any of these values. You may need to ensure that GITIT_CONF is set to your configuration path.

• GITIT_CONF - Path to gitit configuration file. If not found then it will be created. Can be full path or relative to GITIT_REPOSITORY. Default is gitit.conf.
• GITIT_REPOSITORY - Path to git repository with gitit wiki. Default /gitit.
• SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS - Path to file with ssh authorized keys which will be allowed to login over ssh and therefore push and pull with git. Default is /gitit/authorized_keys meaning that you can keep authorized_keys in the git repository.
• GIT_COMMITTER_NAME - Committer name for git commits made through the web UI. This is only used when creating a new git repository. Default gitit
• GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL - Committer email for git commits made through the web UI. This is only used when creating a new git repository. Default gitit@example.com.
• GITIT_USER - Default gitit.
• GITIT_GROUP - Default gitit.
• SSH_PORT - Default 22.
• GITIT_PORT - Default 5001.
• GITIT_THEME_ACTIVE - Activates specified Gitit Theme in GITIT_CONF and manipulates static and templates directories in GITIT_REPOSITORY. By default, a flat theme is installed and can be actvated by setting value to flat. Default default.

License

MIT