git-multibranch

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides guidance for setting up Git-based deployment systems that deploy across multiple environments using separate branches (e.g., main and dev). It covers SSH authentication for Git, web server configuration to serve content from different branches, and post-receive hooks to automate deployments.

Core Features & Use Cases

• SSH authentication setup for Git deployment users
• Bare repository creation and multi-branch initialization (main, dev)
• Web server configuration to serve per-branch deployments (e.g., /var/www/main, /var/www/dev)
• Post-receive hooks to trigger automated deployments
• End-to-end verification of branch deployments and access

Quick Start

Configure a bare repo, create main/dev branches, set up a post-receive hook to deploy to per-branch directories, and test pushes to verify correct deployment.