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How to clone a project to the Linode server from Git

Did you know that cloning a project from a Git repository to a Linode server includes copying the repository’s codebase and version history from the Git server to our Linode server?

In fact, this means that we can deploy and run our project on the Linode server, thereby making it accessible to users through the web or other means. Our experts have put together this step-by-step guide to help you clone a project from a Git repository to a Linode server:

1. To begin with, we have to set up Git on our Linode Server. So, install Git on the Linode server via the package manager.

   For Ubuntu, we can use this command:

   sudo apt update
sudo apt install git
2. Then, it is time to connect to our Linode server via SSH.

   ssh user@our_server_ip

   Here, we have to replace our_server_ip with our Linode server’s IP address and user with our username.
3. Now, head to the directory where we want to clone the project with the cd command.
4. Next, it is time to clone the Git repository, with the git clone command followed by the URL of our Git repository. Furthermore, the URL can be either an HTTP(s) or SSH URL.

   For example:

   git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git

   Or,

   git clone git@github.com:username/repository.git

   Here, we have to replace the username with our GitHub username and repository with the name of our Git repository.
5. Then, change to the directory that was created in the previous step after cloning the repository:

   cd repository
6. Now, we can opt to work with a certain branch or commit with the git checkout command.
   For example, we can switch to a branch called development as seen here:

   git checkout development
7. Then, it is time to install dependencies as needed.
8. Now, ll we have to do is follow the instructions in our project’s documentation to configure and start it on our Linode server. This involves setting environment variables, running setup scripts, and starting the application or service.

After the above steps, we can use tools to monitor and manage our project.

Let us know in the comments if you need further help with the process.

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Conclusion

Today, our Support Engineers demonstrated how to clone a project to Linode server from Git.