[Question][Module Name] Is it possible to clone Gitlab repos using SSH? about incubator-devlake HOT 4 OPEN

Yes, it is possible to clone GitLab repositories using SSH in the incubator-devlake repository. The buildCloneCommand function in the clone_gitcli.go file includes handling for SSH URLs and private keys ^[1].

Regarding environment variables, there isn't a specific environment variable to enable cloning via SSH instead of HTTP/HTTPS. However, the method of cloning is determined by the URL scheme (e.g., ssh:// for SSH). You can configure the repository URL to use the SSH scheme to clone via SSH.

For example, you can set the repository URL in your configuration to use the SSH format:

GITLAB_REPO_URL: "ssh://[email protected]:username/repo.git"

This will ensure that the cloning process uses SSH.

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To ensure that cloning always uses SSH, you need to configure the repository URLs to use the SSH scheme. Unfortunately, there isn't a specific environment variable in the incubator-devlake repository to enforce SSH for all GitLab repository cloning. However, you can achieve this by setting the repository URLs to use the SSH format.

For example, in your configuration, you can specify the repository URL like this:

GITLAB_REPO_URL: "ssh://[email protected]:username/repo.git"

This will ensure that the cloning process uses SSH. The cloning method is determined by the URL scheme, so by setting the URL to use ssh://, you enforce the use of SSH for cloning.

Additionally, the CloneGitRepo function in the repo_cloner.go file and the buildCloneCommand function in the clone_gitcli.go file handle SSH URLs and private keys, ensuring that SSH is used when the URL scheme is ssh ^[1][2].

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But how can i define it should always use ssh

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I'm not sure there is a way to provide an ssh key to use to clone repositories, unless undocumented. This should perhaps be labeled as a feature request.

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