Day: March 25, 2025

So now let’s push the code to github repository. Before that there is some final checks need to be done from our end.

Check .gitignore file and update

✅ Files/Folders to Include in .gitignore

Here’s a breakdown of which files/folders should be added to .gitignore in your Rails project:

These files are user-specific or environment-specific and should not be committed to Git.

1️⃣ .dockerignore → ❌ Ignore from .gitignore

• Keep this file if you’re using Docker.
• It’s like .gitignore but for Docker, helping to reduce Docker image size.
• Do not add it to .gitignore if you need it.

2️⃣ .github/ → ✅ Add to .gitignore (If personal CI/CD configs)

• If this contains GitHub Actions or issue templates, keep it in the repo.
• If it’s just for personal workflows, add it to .gitignore.

3️⃣ .kamal/ → ✅ Add to .gitignore

• This contains deployment secrets and configuration files for Kamal (deployment tool).
• It’s usually auto-generated and should not be committed.

4️⃣ .vscode/ → ✅ Add to .gitignore

• User-specific VSCode settings, should not be committed.
• Different developers use different editors.

Keep These Files in Git (Don’t Add to .gitignore)

These files are important for project configuration.

1️⃣ .gitattributes → ❌ Keep in Git

• Defines how Git handles line endings and binary files.
• Helps avoid conflicts on Windows/Linux/Mac.

2️⃣ .gitignore → ❌ Keep in Git

• Defines ignored files, obviously should not be ignored itself.

3️⃣ .rubocop.yml → ❌ Keep in Git

• This is for Rubocop linting rules, which helps maintain coding style.
• All developers should follow the same rules.

4️⃣ .ruby-version → ❌ Keep in Git

• Defines the Ruby version for the project.
• Ensures all team members use the same Ruby version.

Final .gitignore Entries Based on Your Files

# Ignore log files, temp files, and dependencies
/log/
/tmp/
.bundle/
/node_modules/

# Manually added
# Ignore editor & environment-specific configs
.vscode/

# Ignore deployment configs
.kamal/

# Ignore personal GitHub configs (if applicable)
.github/

Final Summary

First time git setup

# You can view all of your settings and where they are coming from using

git config --list --show-origin

# Your Identity: The first thing you should do is to set your user name and email address.

git config --global user.name "Abhilash"
git config --global user.email abhilash@example.com

# configure the default text editor that will be used when Git needs you to type in a message

git config --global core.editor emacs
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"     # vs code
git config --global -e      # verify editor

# command to list all the settings Git can find at that point

git config --list
git config user.name

Add your ssh key to your github. Check the post: https://railsdrop.com/2025/03/30/setting-up-ssh-in-your-system/

Initial commit: Execute the Git commands

Run the following commands in your rails app folder:

git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin git@github.com:abhilashak/design_studio.git
git remote -v     # check the remote endpoints
git push -u origin main

git log      # check commit details

What It Does:

git branch -M main

1. Renames the current branch to main.
2. The -M flag forcefully renames the branch (overwrites if needed).

Common Use Case:

• If your branch is named master and you want to rename it to main (which is now the default in many repositories).
• If you created a branch with a different name and want to standardise it as main.

Example Usage:

git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

This renames the current branch to main and then pushes it to the remote repository.

Use github ssh option: it checks the ssh key that you setup in your github account for that machine.
http option asks your github credentials to login.

The -u option in the command:

git push -u origin main

What Does -u Do?

The -u flag stands for --set-upstream. It sets the upstream branch for main, which means:

• It links your local branch (main) to the remote branch (main on origin).
• After running this command once, you can simply use:

  git push

instead of git push origin main, because Git now knows where to push.

Example Use Case:

If you just created a new branch (main in this case) and are pushing it for the first time:

git push -u origin main

This ensures that main always pushes to origin/main without needing to specify it every time.

After Running This Command:

✅ Next time, you can simply use:

git push
git pull

without needing to specify origin main again.

For better git work flow

Check the post: https://railsdrop.com/2025/03/29/git-workflow-best-practices-for-your-development-process/

Want to See Your Upstream Branch?

Run:

git branch -vv

This shows which remote branch your local branches are tracking.

to be continued.. 🚀