GitSwarm 2016.3-2 Documentation

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• Requirements
• Recommendations

Help / Workflow / Helix Mirroring / Requirements

Requirements

• Helix Git Fusion 2015.2, or newer.
• Helix GitSwarm 2015.3, or newer.
• Helix Versioning Engine (P4D) version 2015.1/1171507, or newer.
  • A user for GitSwarm's use in the Helix Versioning Engine with the following attributes:
    • a normal user (not operator or service users)
    • a member of the git-fusion-pull group
    • must have write access via Helix protections to:
      • //.git-fusion/repos/... (to allow GitSwarm to create auto_create repos)
      • //.git-fusion/users/<GitSwarm user>/... (for SSH access)
      • //<all Git Fusion depot roots accessed by GitSwarm>

Recommendations

• Install GitSwarm and Git Fusion on separate machines to improve performance and scalability. GitSwarm 2015.3+ installs with an auto-provided Helix Versioning Engine and an auto-providsioned Git Fusion server, all pre-configured to allow you to easily try out the system. In production, we recommend disabling the auto-provisioned Git Fusion, and using an external one. Check out the docs on the auto-provisioned Git Fusion)

• Use SSH or HTTPS connections to secure the mirroring connections. SSH connections are faster and more secure. We recommend against using unencrypted HTTP connections or HTTPS with self-signed certificates.