Setup VCS Using Redmine + Git

We all know that Git is a very good VCS, with redmine, like Bugzilla, we have even better control and graphical view on our repository, and this is undoubtedly aid development. The following is how to make the whole VCS system happens.

What we need
1) Git (of course!)
2) Redmine
3) Apache Server

Procedure
1) Install all the necessary components respectively
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
sudo apt-get install redmine-mysql
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-passenger
sudo apt-get install redmine
sudo apt-get install git-core

2) Set up soft link from redmine source to the Apache source
sudo ln -s /usr/share/redmine/public /var/www/redmine

3) mod passenger needs www-data to execute, add the following to /etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.conf

vi /etc/apache2/mods-available/passenger.conf

PassengerDefaultUser www-data

 4) Add redmine's web directory to Apache2's sites-available/default

                RailsBaseURI /redmine
                PassengerAppRoot /usr/share/redmine
                RailsEnv production
                PassengerResolveSymlinksInDocumentRoot on

5) Setup plugin linkage
 ln -s /var/cache/redmine/default/plugin_assets /usr/share/redmine/public/

6) Create new repository (server side), note that the directory should be with owner "www-data"

cd /var/www

mkdir test-repo.git

cd test-repo.git

git --bare init

git update-server-info

chown -R www-data.www-data .

 7) Enable webDAV
a2enmod dav_fs
a2enmod dav

If high security is required, carry on, if not, restart apache and all services will be done

8) Create the following file
/etc/apache2/conf.d/git.conf

9) Configure the repository path for authentication

        DAV on

        AuthType Basic

        AuthName "Git"

        AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/passwd.git

        Require valid-user

10) Create user which can access the repository
 htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/passwd.git

11) Restart Apache service
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Done! You have made a git VCS with redmine geared!

Almost forgot, modifying the config file in .git directory is necessary for authentication when pushing

[remote "origin"]

fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

url = http://username:password@git.repository.url/repo.git

References:
- Linking git remote server to Apache
http://blog.bobbyallen.me/2012/07/23/installing-a-git-server-using-apache-webdav-on-ubuntu-server-12-04/

- Installing Apache + Git + Redmine
http://blog.chiichen.com/2014/05/raspberry-pi-redmine.html

- Git config fix on http/https authentication
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5264949/cannot-push-git-to-remote-repository-with-http-https

- Others
https://randomthoughtsgr.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/redmine-sub-uri-and-apache-configuration/