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# Creating a New Repository
Everything needed to add a repo to fossil.craftdesign.group.
## 1. Initialize the repo
```bash
fossil init /var/fossil/repos/<name>.fossil
```
## 2. Set the admin password
```bash
fossil user password dmestas <password> -R /var/fossil/repos/<name>.fossil
```
## 3. Create the meta sidecar
Controls the icon and description shown on the landing page. Two lines — emoji icon, then description:
```bash
printf '🚀\nShort description of the project' > /var/fossil/repos/<name>.meta
```
If no `.meta` file exists, the repo will appear with a `📦` icon and no description.
## 4. Run apply.py
Skins the repo, sets public access policy (wiki-only), and regenerates the landing page:
```bash
python3 /var/fossil/skin/apply.py
```
## 5. Add to the login group
Allows single sign-on across all repos — log in once, authenticated everywhere:
```bash
fossil login-group join /var/fossil/repos/edgesync.fossil \
-R /var/fossil/repos/<name>.fossil
```
Verify it joined:
```bash
fossil login-group -R /var/fossil/repos/<name>.fossil
```
## 6. Create the wiki home page
Sets what visitors see when they land on the repo:
```bash
fossil wiki create index -mimetype text/x-markdown \
-R /var/fossil/repos/<name>.fossil << 'WIKI'
# <name>
Description of the project.
## Clone
```
fossil clone https://[email protected]/<name>/ <name>.fossil
```
WIKI
```
## 7. Done
The repo is live at `https://fossil.craftdesign.group/<name>/` and appears on the landing page automatically.
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## Full one-liner checklist
```bash
NAME=myrepo
PASS=changeme
DESC="What this repo does"
ICON="📦"
fossil init /var/fossil/repos/$NAME.fossil
fossil user password dmestas $PASS -R /var/fossil/repos/$NAME.fossil
printf "$ICON\n$DESC" > /var/fossil/repos/$NAME.meta
python3 /var/fossil/skin/apply.py
fossil login-group join /var/fossil/repos/edgesync.fossil \
-R /var/fossil/repos/$NAME.fossil
```
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