Using Git Repositories in Jolt Control Panel

You’ve got a site setup in JCP but now you want to automate things a bit by using Git Repositories to manage the content on your sites.

This guide will show you how to connect your sites in JCP with a Git Repository.

Obtaining Git Repository address:

Navigate to your Git Repository

1. Login to https://github.com
2. Find the repository that you wish to use with JCP.

Locate and copy the address

1. Click the green Code button in the top right.
2. Copy the Git Repository address.

👉Tip: We recommend setting the Destination path field to wherever you’d like to keep the files you want to manage in the Git Repository, for example if you’re using Git to maintain a theme on the site your Destination path would be set to something like; /home/<username>/site/public_html/my-theme/

💡Note: If you have set your Git Repository to public then there should be no further changes require and JCP should be able to connect to the Git Repository. However, if it’s set as private you’ll need to proceed with the steps bellow to authorise access between JCP and Git.

Adding the Git Repository to JCP:

Login to your Jolt account

1. Login to your Customer Portal account.
2. Click on Jolt Control Panel in the top row.

Open the Site settings

1. In JCP, you’ll see a list of your Sites.
2. Find the site you want to manage.
3. Click the Settings cog icon beside that site.

Add the Git Repository address

1. Navigate to Git.
2. Paste the Git Repository address into the Repo address & branch field

Adding the Webhook to Git:

Navigate to your Git Repository

1. Login to https://github.com
2. Find the repository that you wish to use with JCP.

Add the Webhook

1. Click on Settings located in the bar at the top of the page.
2. Navigate to Webhooks.
3. Click Add Webhook.

4. Paste the Webhook URL in the Payload URL box.
5. Click Add Webhook at the bottom of the page.

That’s it, you’ve now setup a Git Webhook in JCP.

If you are running into any issues or have any further questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.