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Using gitRepo To Mount a Git Repository

Using gitRepo To Mount a Git Repository

In this lesson, we will explore the gitRepo Volume type.

The gitRepo Volume Type

The gitRepo Volume type is probably not going to be on your list of top three Volume types. Or, maybe it will. It all depends on your use cases. We like it since it demonstrates how a concept of a Volume can be extended to a new and innovative solution.

Looking into the Definition

Let’s see it in action through the volume/github.yml definition.

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cat volume/github.yml

The output is as follows.

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apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: github
spec:
  containers:
  - name: github
    image: docker:17.11
    command: ["sleep"]
    args: ["100000"]
    volumeMounts:
    - mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
      name: docker-socket
    - mountPath: /src
      name: github
  volumes:
  - name: docker-socket
    hostPath:
      path: /var/run/docker.sock
      type: Socket
  - name: github
    gitRepo:
      repository: https://github.com/vfarcic/go-demo-2.git
      directory: .

This Pod definition is very similar to volume/docker.yml. The only significant difference is that we added the second ...

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