Synology and Working Copy

Configure your Synology as a Git server with these instructions. The vanilla clone, fetch, push capabilities should work with any Git client, but the ability to list repositories and create new ones without using the command line are unique to Working Copy. https://workingcopyapp.com/ 1. Log into Synology DiskStation Manager with administrative privileges. If you see a mobile version of website on iOS, pick "Request Desktop Site" from the share sheet. 2. Go to Control Panel ≫ Terminal and make sure SSH service is enabled. 3. Go to Control Panel ≫ User. Switch to Advanced tab and make sure "Enable user home service" is checked. 4. Staying at Control Panel ≫ User switch to User tab and create a user for Git access. It will be "git" in this example. User should be part of the "System Default Group" and no other groups. 5. Open "Package Manager" find "Git Server" to install it then click Open and grant access to the git user. 6. Open File Station and the /homes/git directory where you create the subdirectory git-shell-commands and enter this new directory. Scripts in this directory are allowed to run even though the ssh access for the git account is restricted to git operations. 7. Upload the working-copy-create and working-copy-list scripts to /homes/git/git-shell-commands. You find these in the Users' Guide: https://workingcopyapp.com/manual.html#ssh-host-info 8. Open the Working Copy app, go to settings ≫ Hosting Provider and tap + in the upper right corner. 9. Type [email protected] in the Server field and enable the provider if you trust Working Copy to run commands on your behalf on the Synology. 10. Tap Test to verify host key and check authentication. You should now be able to list repositories on your Synology within the app, letting you easily clone. You can also create new repositories from within the app when configuring remotes. If you prefer ssh key authentication you can create the file /homes/git/.ssh/authorized_keys as described in https://workingcopyapp.com/manual/ssh-keys/ If you are using a non-stardard port for ssh, the Server field needs to be on the form: ssh://[email protected]:port/volume1/homes/git