# danix.xyz — Git Workflow Reference Two repositories, one site: | Local path | Remote | Purpose | |---|---|---| | `~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme/` | `danix_git:danix.xyz-2` | Content, config, i18n, static assets | | `~/Programming/GIT/danix2-hugo-theme/` | `danix_git:danix2-hugo-theme` | Theme layouts, CSS, JS, shortcodes | The theme lives inside the content repo as a git submodule at `themes/danix-xyz-hacker/`. That directory is a full clone of `danix2-hugo-theme` — you can push from there or from the standalone folder. --- ## Working on Content All content work happens in `~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme/`. ### Add a new article ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme hugo new content/en/articles/my-new-article/index.md # write the article, add images to the same directory git add content/en/articles/my-new-article/ git commit -m "content: add article 'my-new-article'" git push origin master ``` ### Edit an existing article ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme # edit the file git add content/en/articles/my-article/index.md git commit -m "content: update 'my-article'" git push origin master ``` ### Delete an article ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git rm -r content/en/articles/my-article/ git commit -m "content: remove 'my-article'" git push origin master ``` ### Add a static asset (image, font, file) Files under `static/` are served at the site root. ```bash cp ~/Downloads/photo.jpg static/images/photo.jpg git add static/images/photo.jpg git commit -m "content: add photo.jpg" git push origin master ``` ### Update site config (hugo.toml, i18n strings) ```bash # edit hugo.toml or i18n/it.yaml / i18n/en.yaml git add hugo.toml git commit -m "config: ..." git push origin master ``` --- ## Working on the Theme You have two equivalent ways to edit the theme. Pick one based on context. --- ### Option A — From the standalone theme folder (preferred for theme-only work) ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix2-hugo-theme # edit layouts, assets, JS, CSS... git add . git commit -m "feat: ..." git push origin master ``` Then update the submodule pointer in the content repo so the new commit is tracked: ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git add themes/danix-xyz-hacker git commit -m "chore: bump theme submodule" git push origin master ``` --- ### Option B — From inside the submodule (convenient when testing with real content) ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme/themes/danix-xyz-hacker git checkout master # always do this — submodule starts in detached HEAD after update # edit files git add . git commit -m "feat: ..." git push origin master ``` Then bump the pointer in the parent repo: ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git add themes/danix-xyz-hacker git commit -m "chore: bump theme submodule" git push origin master ``` --- ### Rebuild CSS after changing templates or Tailwind classes ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme npm run build # then commit the compiled CSS inside the theme cd themes/danix-xyz-hacker git add assets/css/main.min.css git commit -m "build: recompile CSS" git push origin master # then bump pointer cd .. git add themes/danix-xyz-hacker git commit -m "chore: bump theme submodule (CSS rebuild)" git push origin master ``` --- ## Production Deployment Pushing to `danix_git:danix.xyz-2` (master) triggers the `post-receive` hook on the server. The hook: 1. Creates a fresh Hugo site in `/tmp/danix.xyz-compile` 2. Checks out the content repo there 3. Clones the **latest tip of `danix2-hugo-theme` master** into `themes/dagreynix` 4. Runs `hugo -t dagreynix --minify` 5. Publishes to `/var/www/html` **Important:** The hook always clones the current tip of the theme repo — it does NOT use the submodule pointer. This means: - Pushing a theme change to `danix_git:danix2-hugo-theme` is enough for production to pick it up on the next content deploy. - You do NOT need to bump the submodule pointer to deploy theme changes. The pointer is for local tracking only. - If you want to deploy a theme change immediately without a content change, make any trivial commit in the content repo and push it. --- ## Edge Cases ### I edited the theme from Option B but forgot `git checkout master` first You committed to a detached HEAD — the commit exists but is not on any branch. ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme/themes/danix-xyz-hacker git log --oneline | head -5 # note the commit SHA, e.g. abc1234 git checkout master git cherry-pick abc1234 # apply the detached commit onto master git push origin master ``` Then bump the pointer as usual. --- ### I forgot to bump the submodule pointer after pushing theme changes No problem. Do it now: ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git submodule update --remote themes/danix-xyz-hacker # fetch latest theme commit git add themes/danix-xyz-hacker git commit -m "chore: bump theme submodule" git push origin master ``` --- ### The submodule is out of sync after pulling the content repo on another machine ```bash cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git pull origin master git submodule update --init --recursive ``` --- ### Fresh clone on a new machine ```bash git clone --recurse-submodules danix_git:danix.xyz-2 danix.xyz-hacker-theme cd danix.xyz-hacker-theme npm install # restore Tailwind build pipeline ``` If you forgot `--recurse-submodules`: ```bash git submodule update --init --recursive ``` --- ### I want to pin production to a specific theme version (not latest tip) This requires changing the hook on the server. The current hook always clones master tip, so there is no pinning without modifying `git-post-receive` on the server to use `git clone --branch ` or `git checkout ` after cloning. For now, treat `danix2-hugo-theme` master as the production branch — don't push broken theme commits there. --- ### I want to check what theme commit is currently deployed ```bash ssh danix_git "git -C ~/repositories/danix2-hugo-theme.git log --oneline | head -1" ``` --- ## Quick Reference ``` # content change → deploy cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git add && git commit -m "..." && git push origin master # theme change → deploy cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix2-hugo-theme # or themes/danix-xyz-hacker/ git checkout master git add && git commit -m "..." && git push origin master # then bump pointer: cd ~/Programming/GIT/danix.xyz-hacker-theme git add themes/danix-xyz-hacker && git commit -m "chore: bump theme" && git push origin master # check submodule status git submodule status # update submodule to latest theme git submodule update --remote themes/danix-xyz-hacker ```