Can I set up a git respository on a home server? (If so how?)

Question

My understanding of git is basic, however I understand that a project can be "pushed" from one system to a remote system, from where it can be cloned or pulled by others to other computers.

For example, I understand that github.com is one domain where projects can be pushed to, or can be hosted.

My question is, can I set up a github like repository on a home server, to which I can then push backups of my work to, assuming that I know relevant information such as the servers IP, etc, etc.

If the answer to this question is "yes", then question number 2 is "how?".

Edit: I think I might actually be wanting to use a SVN system, not a Git one for this?

Answer 1

If you can SSH into your home server, it’s as easy as making a folder (with some stuff inside it)!

[user@remote ~]$ mkdir my-project
[user@remote ~/my-project]$ cd my-project/
[user@remote ~/my-project]$ git init --bare

and

[me@local ~/my-project]$ git remote add home-server ssh://user@remote/my-project

This creates a bare remote repository, which is essentially the same as the .git folder in your local one.