Git Manager

Git Manager

Git Manager turns a website's document root into a Git working copy that you control from the panel: clone a repository, pull new commits, and switch branches, all without SSH. It is installed by the first-login setup wizard, so it is ready on every server.

Git Manager has no sidebar entry because it always works on one website. Open it from the site: Websites → your site → tab Advanced → Version Control → Git Manager (/websites/<user>/<domain>/git/).

Step 1: Add a deploy key (private repositories)

For a private repository the server needs SSH access to it.

1. In Git Manager press Generate SSH Key. If the site's user already has a key, it is kept.
2. Copy the public key and add it as a deploy key in GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.

Public repositories can be cloned over HTTPS without a key.

Step 2: Clone the repository

1. Under Clone Repository enter the Repository URL (for example [email protected]:you/site.git) and, optionally, a Branch (for example main).
2. Press Clone Now.
3. If the document root already contains files, you choose how to continue:
   • Overlay (fetch + reset) — the repository is applied on top of the existing directory.
   • Replace (delete all + clone) — the directory is emptied and cloned fresh.

Prefer to start from scratch? Initialize Empty Repo creates an empty repository in the site root.

Step 3: Day-to-day work

• Pull — fetch and merge new commits from the remote.
• Fetch — update remote branches without changing your files.
• Branch — switch to another branch (fetch first if a branch is missing).
• Remote — change the origin URL.
• Commit History — browse recent commits (hash, author, date, message).
• Discard Changes — throw away local edits in the working copy.