Git

Git is an open-source distributed version control system that allows developers to track changes, collaborate efficiently, and manage codebases across teams.

It is the foundation of modern CI/CD workflows, enabling versioned deployments, branching strategies, and automated pipelines.

🔹 Key Features of Git

• Distributed Version Control: Every developer has a complete copy of the repository.
• Branching & Merging: Create isolated branches, merge changes efficiently.
• History & Auditability: Track every change, author, and timestamp.
• Collaboration: Integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and other platforms.
• Conflict Resolution: Provides tools to manage code conflicts.
• CI/CD Integration: Works seamlessly with pipelines to automate builds, tests, and deployments.

As part of Ananta Cloud’s DevOps practices, we provide standardized Git workflows and GitHub Actions to ensure consistent branching, automated CI/CD, and secure code management.

🔹 What It Does?

• Tracks and versions all code changes.
• Supports collaborative development across teams.
• Enables automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintains audit trails and compliance records.
• Integrates with Ananta Cloud’s DevOps and security practices.

🔹 Benefits of Using Git in Ananta Cloud

• Collaboration by Default
• Traceable Code Changes
• Seamless CI/CD Integration
• Versioned Deployments
• Secure & Auditable Workflows

🔹 Supported Inputs (for GitHub Actions)

Name	Description	Required
repository	Git repository URL or name	✔️ Yes
branch	Branch to track or operate on	❌ No
commit-message	Commit message for automated commits	❌ No
ssh-key	SSH key or token for authentication	❌ No

🔹 Supported Outputs

• Repository clone path
• Commit hash
• Branch name
• Merge/push status

🔹 Usage

- name: Checkout repository
  uses: actions/checkout@v3
  with:
    repository: my-org/my-repo
    ref: main

- name: Commit changes
  run: |
    git add .
    git commit -m "Automated commit from CI"
    git push origin main