Configure git on a VPS and PC

Context

I have a laptop running Windows 11 (my local machine) and a VPS running Debian 12 that I rent from Netcup.

There are many companies that offer VPS hosting like OVH, Azure... I chose Netcup because for €6/month: I get 4 vCores and 4 GB of RAM.

If I were to host a server running 24/7 at home, the electricity costs alone would be between €15 and €20 per month, not counting the maintenance, which would be a bit complicated.

However, I don’t think it’s perfect either, because I don’t have a lot of RAM/CPU. Every time I develop, I need to configure everything carefully, optimizing every app and package used.

If you find a better offer than Netcup €6/month, I’m all ears.

Local PC

On my local PC, I installed git, VSCode as the IDE, Node.js and npm for my web project using this PowerShell script:

winget-webproject.ps1

### © Aaron Pescasio / www.apescasio.fr ###
 
### Check and install git ###
 
if (-Not (Test-Path "C:\Program Files\git")) {
    Write-Host "git is not installed. Installing via winget..."
    winget install -e -id git.git
} else {
    Write-Host "git is already installed."
}
 
### Check and install Visual Studio Code ###
 
if (-Not (Test-Path "C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code")) {
    Write-Host "Visual Studio Code is not installed. Installing via winget..."
    winget install -e --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
} else {
    Write-Host "Visual Studio Code is already installed."
}
 
### Check and install Node.js and npm ###
 
if (-Not (Get-Command "node" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    Write-Host "Node.js and npm are not installed. Installing via winget..."
    winget install -e --id OpenJS.NodeJS
} else {
    Write-Host "Node.js and npm are already installed."
}

VSCode Git Bash

Once VSCode is installed, to display the terminal in 'git bash' mode, click the little arrow next to the + button.

Local PC VSCode Git Bash

VPS

On my VPS, I installed git, Node.js, and npm for my web project using this bash script:

apt-webproject.sh

### © Aaron Pescasio / www.apescasio.fr ###
 
### System package update ###
 
echo "Updating system packages..."
sudo apt-get update
 
### Check and install git ###
 
check_git() {
    if command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "git is already installed: $(git --version)"
    else
        echo "git is not installed. Installing..."
        sudo apt-get install -y git
        if command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
            echo "git successfully installed: $(git --version)"
        else
            echo "Error installing git."
            exit 1
        fi
    fi
}
 
### Check and install Node.js ###
 
check_node() {
    if command -v node > /dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "Node.js is already installed: $(node --version)"
    else
        echo "Node.js is not installed. Installing..."
        # Install latest LTS version via NodeSource
        curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo bash -
        sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
        if command -v node > /dev/null 2>&1; then
            echo "Node.js and npm successfully installed: $(node --version), npm: $(npm --version)"
        else
            echo "Error installing Node.js."
            exit 1
        fi
    fi
}
 
### Run checks ###
 
check_git
check_node
 
echo "Check complete. All necessary tools are installed."

Configure git on a VPS and PC

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Local PC

VSCode Git Bash

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