autogit

Automatic git commit daemon with a simple CLI configuration tool and system tray icon support.

Overview

autogit consists of two components:

• autogit-daemon: A background daemon that watches configured git repositories and automatically commits changes at regular intervals
• autogit: A CLI tool for configuring the daemon

Usage

Adding a Repository

# Add a repository with default settings
autogit add ~/projects/notes

# Add with custom commit message
autogit add ~/documents/journal -m "Journal update: {timestamp}"

# Add and set check interval to 60 seconds
autogit add ~/code/drafts -i 60

Listing Repositories

autogit list

Removing a Repository

autogit remove ~/projects/notes

Enable/Disable Auto-Commit

# Disable auto-commit for a repository (keeps it in config)
autogit disable ~/projects/notes

# Re-enable it
autogit enable ~/projects/notes

Setting Global Check Interval

# Set interval to 5 minutes (300 seconds)
autogit interval 300

Viewing Configuration

# Show current configuration
autogit status

# Edit configuration file directly
autogit edit

Configuration

Configuration is stored at ~/.config/autogit/config.toml.

Example configuration:

[daemon]
check_interval_seconds = 300

[[repositories]]
path = "/home/user/notes"
auto_commit = true
commit_message_template = "Auto-commit: {timestamp}"

[[repositories]]
path = "/home/user/journal"
auto_commit = true
commit_message_template = "Journal update: {date}"

⚠️ IMPORTANT: SSH Agent Setup

If you use SSH for git operations, you need to ensure the daemon has access to your SSH agent:

systemctl --user import-environment SSH_AUTH_SOCK

This command must be run every time you log in. To make it automatic, add it to:

• Your shell profile (~/.bash_profile, ~/.zprofile, ~/.bashrc)
• Or your desktop environment startup configuration (e.g., i3 config, KDE or GNOME startup applications)

Commit Message Templates

You can use the following placeholders in commit message templates:

• {timestamp}: Full timestamp (e.g., "2025-11-15 14:30:00")
• {date}: Date only (e.g., "2025-11-15")
• {time}: Time only (e.g., "14:30:00")

OpenSuSE Tumbleweed RPM installation

sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/brezel/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ home:brezel
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install autogit

This will install the systemd service automatically, you just have to enable it (see below)

Building

cargo build --release

The binaries will be available at:

• target/release/autogit-daemon
• target/release/autogit

Manuall Installation

Manuall installation

# Build the project
cargo build --release

# Install binaries
sudo cp target/release/autogit-daemon /usr/bin/
sudo cp target/release/autogit /usr/bin/

systemd User Service Setup

Create a systemd user service file at ~/.config/systemd/user/autogit-daemon.service:

[Unit]
Description=Automatic Git Commit Daemon
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/autogit-daemon
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10

# Logging
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

# Optional: Set log level
Environment="RUST_LOG=info"
# Inherit SSH agent socket from user session
PassEnvironment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Enable and start the service:

# Import SSH agent socket to systemd user environment
systemctl --user import-environment SSH_AUTH_SOCK

# Reload systemd user daemon
systemctl --user daemon-reload

# Enable the service to start on boot
systemctl --user enable autogit-daemon

# Start the service
systemctl --user start autogit-daemon

# Check status
systemctl --user status autogit-daemon

# View logs
journalctl --user-unit=autogit-daemon -f

Requirements

• Rust 1.85 or later
• Git (with user.name and user.email configured)
• Linux (for systemd integration)

Development

Running Tests

cargo test

Running with Debug Logging

RUST_LOG=debug cargo run --bin autogit-daemon

Manual Testing

# Start the daemon manually
cargo run --bin autogit-daemon

# In another terminal, configure repositories
cargo run --bin autogit -- add /path/to/repo
cargo run --bin autogit -- list

Troubleshooting

Daemon Not Starting

Check the logs:

journalctl --user -u autogit-daemon -n 50

Repository Not Being Committed

1. Verify the repository is enabled: autogit list
2. Check daemon logs for errors
3. Ensure git is configured: git config user.name and git config user.email
4. Verify the path exists and is a git repository

Changes Not Detected

The daemon checks at the configured interval. You can:

• Reduce the check interval: autogit interval 60
• Check if files are in .gitignore
• Verify the daemon is running: systemctl --user status autogit-daemon

License

WTFPL - Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License

See the LICENSE file for details.