Version Control

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How to Use the Git Rebase Command

What Does Git Rebase Do? Rebasing takes a series of commits and reapplies them on top off another base commit.

How to Switch Git Branches

Git is a distributed version control system. It supports non-linear, distributed development, allowing multiple contributors to work on a project simultaneously within what are called branches.

Install GitLab with Docker

GitLab is a free Git repository management application, like GitHub or Bitbucket, that you can run on your own Linode.

Install GitLab on Ubuntu 18.04

GitLab is a complete solution for all aspects of your software development life-cycle. At its core, GitLab serves as your centralized Git repository.

How to Unbundle NGINX from Omnibus GitLab

Omnibus GitLab is a software package (or software stack) that allows you to easily install and run GitLab on your Linode.

A Beginner's Guide to GitHub

Linode’s Guides and Tutorials library is managed through the use of Markdown files stored in a GitHub repository.

Install Gogs on Debian 9 with nginx and PostgreSQL

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service, similar to GitLab. It is written in Go and aims to be the easiest and most painless way to set up self-hosted Git service.

How to Install Git and Clone a GitHub Repository

GitHub is a website that allows collaboration between developers using the Git version control system.

Install GitLab on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)

GitLab is a free git repository management application based on Ruby on Rails.

Introduction to Version Control

In the Hosting a Website guide, you learned how to host your website by installing and configuring a web server, database, and PHP.

Git Based Development Networks with Girocco on Debian 5 (Lenny)

Girocco is the underlying engine created to power one of the first public git hosting services at repo.

Manage Distributed Version Control with Mercurial

Mercurial is one of the leading distributed version control systems which allows software developers and teams of collaborators to work on a common code base without the need to rely on a centralized server or constant network connection.

Manage Distributed Source Branches with Bazaar

Bazaar is a distributed version control system similar to git. Bazaar allows developers to track the progress of source code and collaborate on a single object of work without depending on a centralized server to coordinate their activity.

Manage Source Code Versions with Subversion

Subversion (SVN) is a centralized version control system. Used by software developers to track changes during the production and maintenance of a project.