In this post share some of the tips I'm using with got (Game of trees). This page will evolve surely in the future

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While working with my self-hosted Got server, I added two lightweight tools to improve everyday usage of got repositories. Both aim to solve practical features while keeping the spirit of simplicity of gameoftrees.

Both tools are totally independent. One is a cgi scrip to install on a gotwebd instance; the other is pure local on the dev machine.

This post explains how to create a repository on a development machine, publish it on a gotd server, and configure access permissions. By the end, you will have a fully functional workflow for cloning, developing, and sending changes to your own hosted repository.

On OpenBSD, the built-in httpd runs inside a strict chroot located at /var/www, which greatly improves security but also limits available system resources. When trying to execute Python CGI scripts, administrators often encounter missing shared library errors. This happens because the chroot environment does not automatically include the base system libraries required by Python. In this article, we’ll walk through the exact steps needed to properly install Python 3.12 inside the OpenBSD chroot and make it fully functional.

In this blog, I explain what I did to transfer my development projects from git on my brand new got server. Since got is based on git repository, there is nearly nothing specific to do.

Just migrate your .git folder in your got repository and it will work.

In this post I will share what I did to have got (gameoftrees.org) working on my dev machines and also working on my webserver. I will explain the detailed commands I did to have a the web interface, to be able to clone a repository anonymously and with all required security. I will cover the possibility to clone and "push" my code to this server.

At then end, I'm trying to convince most persons to give got a try ;)