Self-Hosting a Git server on z/OS

Is anyone hosting a git server on z/OS, either natively or in a container?

If so,  would you be willing to share your insights/hints/tips for doing so?

- which git server?
- started task or container?

Thank you

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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Hi Lyonel,
Although you might find Git in server mode working on z/OS, we provide support only for client mode that is stated in Git 2.26.2 for z/OS Release Notes.
Have a good day!

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Tatiana Balaburkina
Rocket Software
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Hi Lyonel,
Although you might find Git in server mode working on z/OS, we provide support only for client mode that is stated in Git 2.26.2 for z/OS Release Notes.
Have a good day!

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Tatiana Balaburkina
Rocket Software
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@Tatiana Balaburkina -  I realize that Rocket only supports the client. I'm hoping that someone here may have an answer for me :)​

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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Is anyone hosting a git server on z/OS, either natively or in a container?

If so,  would you be willing to share your insights/hints/tips for doing so?

- which git server?
- started task or container?

Thank you

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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Hi Lionel,

Check with your partner in crime: https://twitter.com/henrikuiper/status/1234080895591645190 :)

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Joern Thyssen
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Hi Lionel,

Check with your partner in crime: https://twitter.com/henrikuiper/status/1234080895591645190 :)

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Joern Thyssen
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I shall - wondering if anyone else is  aware of a git server for z/OS.

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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I shall - wondering if anyone else is  aware of a git server for z/OS.

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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BTW, what's the use case?

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Joern Thyssen
Rocket Software
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BTW, what's the use case?

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Joern Thyssen
Rocket Software
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The use cases would be:

1. Installation does not allow access to github/bitbucket/etc.
2. Installation prefers to keep data inhouse
3. Experimentation

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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The use cases would be:

1. Installation does not allow access to github/bitbucket/etc.
2. Installation prefers to keep data inhouse
3. Experimentation

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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Re 1 and 2: All customers I've talked to run github/bitbucket/gitlab hosted internally, but on distributed platform.

Re 3: For experimentation you can set up the free version of gitlab on a vm image. That's what I do in my environment.

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Joern Thyssen
Rocket Software
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Is anyone hosting a git server on z/OS, either natively or in a container?

If so,  would you be willing to share your insights/hints/tips for doing so?

- which git server?
- started task or container?

Thank you

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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On my trusted 2.3 ZDNT I used the steps outlined here to install GitBlit on z/OS : Do you git it?

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Do you git it? If you've been following me on twitter you might have heard about "zigi": The z/OS ISPF Git Interface, or as we like to call it: "Probably the best source code management utility since the rubber band!". You can read all about it at https://zigi.rocks. View this on Tumblr >

I'm prepping the new '24B' rollout, and keep ya posted on progress..

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Henri Kuiper
Manager of Things
zdevops
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On my trusted 2.3 ZDNT I used the steps outlined here to install GitBlit on z/OS : Do you git it?

Tumblr		remove preview
Do you git it? If you've been following me on twitter you might have heard about "zigi": The z/OS ISPF Git Interface, or as we like to call it: "Probably the best source code management utility since the rubber band!". You can read all about it at https://zigi.rocks. View this on Tumblr >

I'm prepping the new '24B' rollout, and keep ya posted on progress..

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Henri Kuiper
Manager of Things
zdevops
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Ok...

I've bascially followed the steps at my previous writeup for GitBlit 1.8

Save a little change in the content of gitblit.sh (but still prefixing the -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8) it ' just ' gave me the same error that the 1.8 yielded (java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.sun.jna.Native) however, as per (my own lol) instructions: Don't worry about it....

And it all just worked :)

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Henri Kuiper
Manager of Things
zdevops
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Is anyone hosting a git server on z/OS, either natively or in a container?

If so,  would you be willing to share your insights/hints/tips for doing so?

- which git server?
- started task or container?

Thank you

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LionelDyck <><
https://github.com/zigi
https://github.com/lbdyck
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Have you considered just pointing the remote to the local filesystem?

FYI
https://thehorrors.org.uk/snippets/git-local-filesystem-remotes/

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Dylan Perry
Software Engineer
DXC Technology Services LLC
Macquarie Park AU
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