Smart HTTP Support - GitHub

http://github.com/blog/642-smart-http-support

by semmons • 16 years ago

35 7 16 years ago

robin_reala2• 16 years ago

I’d assumed everyone used the git protocol for the most part. I guess HTTP is easier if you’re stuck behind a restrictive firewall?

Glide• 16 years ago

Your second statement should be reworded into a fact. It's also a lot easier to convince the people who have to configure the corporate firewall to open up port 80.

mojombo• 16 years ago

This is also a big win for Windows users since the SSH setup procedure is complicated and error-prone on that platform. Once Windows tools start supporting Smart HTTP, the barrier to start using Git on Windows will be much reduced.

patio11• 16 years ago

SSH-related issues on Vista consumed, oh, about three days of my life. Using Putty: not bad at all. Tunneling over SSH to do anything useful like Capistrano deploys or Git: owwwwwwwwwww.

avar• 16 years ago

It's not just easier for that. I just did a push from a Git checkout on a Linux virtual machine where I'd been doing some debugging. I just had to type in my GitHub password and not set up any ssh keys for a one-off push.

robin_reala2• 16 years ago

Ah, good point. I only ever commit from my workstation and laptop, and it’s been a year or so since I set the keys up - easy to forgot.

Smart HTTP Support - GitHub

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