git-daemon

Simple Git protocol server for repository access

TLDR

Start Git daemon

$ git daemon --base-path=[/path/to/repos]

Enable upload-pack

$ git daemon --enable=upload-pack --base-path=[/repos]

Allow push

$ git daemon --enable=receive-pack --base-path=[/repos]

Run in foreground

$ git daemon --verbose --base-path=[/repos]

Export all directories

$ git daemon --export-all --base-path=[/repos]

SYNOPSIS

git daemon [options] [directory...]

git daemon provides a simple, lightweight server for Git repositories using the git:// protocol. It enables anonymous read access to repositories by default, with optional write access when explicitly enabled, making it suitable for public repository hosting and internal network sharing.The daemon listens on port 9418 by default and serves repositories from a specified base path. Unlike HTTP-based Git servers, git daemon requires no web server setup, offering minimal overhead for read-only repository access.Security is intentionally limited: repositories must be explicitly exported (via --export-all or git-daemon-export-ok file), and write access should only be enabled in trusted environments. For production systems requiring authentication and encryption, HTTPS or SSH protocols are recommended instead.

PARAMETERS

--base-path path

Base path for repositories.

--export-all

Export all repositories.

--enable service

Enable service.

--disable service

Disable service.

--port port

Listen port (default 9418).

--listen host

Listen address.

--verbose

Log details.

--inetd

Run from inetd.

INSTALL

sudo dnf install git-daemon

sudo zypper install git-daemon