Entire Git repos that represent a package can be installed via the Git endpoint. This can be a public Git server like GitHub or Bitbucket, or a private Git repo behind your firewall.
Make sure the root of your Git repo has a box.json inside of it so CommandBox can tell the version and name of the package. If there is no box.json, the name of the repo will be used as the package name.
To install a package from a Git repo, use the URL like so:
You can target a specific branch, tag, or commit by adding a "commit-ish" to the end of the URL.
If the repo you wish to install is located on Github.com, you can use this shortcut to specifying the package.
You can specify packages from folder endpoints as dependencies in your box.json in this format. Remember, JSON requires that backslashes be escaped.
Git repos that allow anonymous pulls do not require any additional configuration for authentication. CommandBox's Git endpoint supports SSH authentication via public/private keys by using the git+ssh:// protocol.
Some Git endpoints (like private Github repos) need a user before the site name in the url string like below:
Info Note the git+ssh URL is a little different than a HTTP(S) URL. There is a colon (
:) after the host instead of a forward slash (/).
The git+ssh endpoint will look for a private SSH key in your ~/.ssh directory named id_rsa, id_dsa, or identity. If you are using a multi-key setup with a ~/ssh/config file, it will be read, and the appropriate key will be used for the host. The matching public key needs to be registered in the Git server.
Info If you are deploying to a server and you have not previously logged into the Git server from the new machine you will need to make sure the Git server is added to your
known_hostsfile. The quickest way to do this is to usegit clone git@github.com/user/repo.gitfrom the terminal OR add the line from your local machine to the server.
Password authentication is not supported yet for HTTP, HTTPS, or SSH Git protocols.