gitosis will not create new server repo

[mslinn]

I followed these instructions to the point where I push my new repo to origin. The instructions were fine except that gitosis-admin.git was available under the git directory, like this:

gitosis@domain.com:git/gitosis-admin.git

The instructions had said that the URL should be:

gitosis@domain.com:gitosis-admin.git

I was able to edit gitosis.conf and push to origin.

$ cat gitosis.conf
[gitosis]

[group gitosis-admin]
members = gitosis,mslinn@asylum,mslinn@lhotse
writable = gitosis-admin
writeable = empathyworks

[repo empathyworks]
gitweb = no
description = blah
owner = Mike Slinn
daemon = no

When I push the new project, however, I get this:

$ git push origin master
fatal: 'git/empathyworks.git' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

I tried editing the new git repo's .git/conf file and removed the git directory, like this:

url = gitosis@domain.com:empathyworks.git

... but I still get the same type of message:

$ git push origin master
fatal: 'empathyworks.git' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

I even tried creating the directory of the new repo in /srv/gitosis/repositories/empathyworks.git and copying in the contents of the .git directory from my local machine but no joy.

[consaor]

Have you solved this problem? I'm having the same issue

[mslinn]

No, I gave up and hosted the repo on GitHub.

Mike

[upul.godage]

For future readers.

Do the following in the server directory where you have the repositories to create a bare repository.

git init --bare REPONAME.git