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Git Deploy

Basil can serve your site as a Git repository over HTTPS. Clone it, edit, git push — and the running server picks up the changes with no restart. Push-to-deploy with nothing but Git.

Basil-only. The Git endpoint is part of the Basil server.

Quick Start

1. Enable it in basil.yaml:

git:
  enabled: true
  require_auth: true

2. Create a user and API key (see Running Basil):

basil users create              # role: editor or admin
basil apikey create             # → bsl_live_abc123… (save it!)

3. Clone your live site:

git clone https://anything:bsl_live_abc123...@yourserver.com/.git mysite

The username is ignored — only the API key matters.

4. Push changes:

cd mysite
# edit…
git add . && git commit -m "Update homepage"
git push

Basil reloads automatically on push.

Authentication & Roles

Git access uses API keys via HTTP Basic Auth (key as the password).

Operation Required role
Clone / pull any authenticated user
Push editor or admin

Revoke a compromised key with basil apikey revoke <id> — no need to touch user accounts.

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