Personally I'd just install and proceed with the usual *nix shell tools, but I need to make a software recommendation to some clients that need something a bit more newbie friendly. The situation is that several clients have developed website(s) of the mostly static HTML sort, but the server they need deploy to doesn't have your usual collection of 1990s protocols available (for example, no ).
In fact, there is no access at all to the front end server. Deployment is handled through Git. Changes need to be pushed to a a remote repository that is accessible only via SSH key login. Any commits to the master branch pushed by the authorized key trigger a hook script that deploys the site to the production servers.
The applet is a simple vpn client from Juniper that lets me access a Citrix Desktop from any Mac that I can install the Citrix receiver client on so I can work on 'Company stuff' from a large screen iMac when I'm sat at home or from my MacBook when I'm on the road (it works fine over 3/4G). It is cross platform and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows. Fork: a fast and friendly git client for Mac. Tower for Mac/Windows: http://git-tower.com. The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Fork - Fast and Friendly Git Client for Mac; GitUp - The Git interface you've been missing all.
I am looking to suggest a client for Windows that: • makes it relatively simple to setup and initialize • one or more local repositories. • a single git+ssh remote. • authentication using an key pair (generation of this would be a bonus). • has a simple interface where a basic workflow of committing and pushing is easy to accomplish without understanding the intricacies of distributed version control.
There it a instance available for each client that has one project per domain and makes adding their public key fairly easy. It also gives the clone/remote URLs for each project and makes it fairly easy to check what the status of the remote repository is. Open source would be preferred, but any reputable freeware would be acceptable. What client software should I point them to?
Edit: Most suggestions to date seem to focus on full blown front ends to all of Git's functionality. I'm looking for something more pared down that only covers the basics and is better suited for a specific task than at running with the big dogs. I'm thinking the here for people that do not use version control for anything else and just want to 'upload' their websites. I moved from Github For Windows and then Git Extensions to and recommend it. Here's why- • Cross-Platform (made in Java) • Very easy to setup and use. If you have experience with any git clients before, you won't take a minute getting on business. • Portable • Simple Clean UI.
The main interface only shows the changed files and the big Commit, Merge, Push and Pull buttons. Commercial software but free for private use. For git beginners or non-git users, the only pain will be. Once you have done that and cloned your first repository, it will be straight-forward and you will never have to open the console. I very much like.
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