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ruby-on-railsgitsshruby-on-rails-plugins

How do I install a rails plugin from git via ssh?

Installing a rails plugin using the git:// protocol is easy, you just type

script/plugin install git://server.local/my_git_repo.git

How do I install a plugin from a git repo hosted over ssh?

When I type

script/plugin install myuser@myserver.com:plugin.git

I get "Plugin not found"

I know it's not a git issue because the installer doesn't even prompt me for my ssh password.

Solution

  • script/plugin can not currently handle git over ssh.

    Instead you're just going to have to clone the repository manually from the vendor/plugins directory.

    $RAILS_ROOT/vendor/plugins $ git clone ssh://myuser@myserver.com:plugin.git

    The plugin script also removes the hidden directories, .git and .git-ignored from the newly cloned copy.