GIT over HTTP(s) DAV - Reference

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# Creating a git Repo over HTTP(s)

It could be riskier to use git over http(s).
Use alternatives when possible.

Reference materials
- https://git-scm.com/docs/git-update-server-info.html
- https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Smart-HTTP
- https://web.mit.edu/git/www/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.html

```
# sudo apt install litmus
# sudo a2enmod dav_fs
# sudo a2enmod dav

# USERNAME=<YOUR_APACHE_USERNAME> # www-data
# sudo mkdir -p /var/www/git-http/<PROJECT>.git
# cd /var/www/git-http/<PROJECT>.git/
# sudo git init --bare .
# git update-server-info

# sudo chgrp -R $USERNAME /var/www/git-http/
# sudo chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /var/www/git-http/
# sudo touch /etc/apache2/passwd.git
# sudo chown -R $USERNAME:$USERNAME /etc/apache2/passwd.git
# sudo -u $USERNAME htpasswd -c /etc/apache2/passwd.git <AUTH_USER>
# sudo chown $USERNAME:$USERNAME /var/lock/apache2/DAVLock

# sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/002-git.conf
# ==============================================
<IfModule mod_dav_fs.c>
	DavLockDB "/var/lock/apache2/DAVLock"
	DavLockDiscovery off
	DAVMinTimeout 600
	<Directory /var/www/git-http>
		Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks
		AllowOverride None
		Require all granted
	</Directory>
	Alias "/git-http/" "/var/www/git-http/"
	<Location "/git-http/">
		Dav On
		AuthType Basic
		AuthName "Restricted GIT Repository"
		AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/passwd.git
		<Limitexcept GET HEAD PROPFIND OPTIONS REPORT>
			Require valid-user
		</Limitexcept>
	</Location>
</IfModule>
# ==============================================

# sudo apachectl restart
# sudo tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log
# sudo tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log

litmus http://<IP>/git-http/<PROJECT>.git/ <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>
```