Git on iOS

It’s usefull to be able to write a quick note and push it to a git repo from an iPhone. There are git apps, of course, but none I found

• doesn’t have In App Purchases
• and/or doesn’t collect personal data.

Then I came across this forum post on the Obsidian forum [Mobile] Sync with git on iOS for free using iSH. iSH and git? That’s it.

First of all, thanks to @tbodt for building and maintaining iSH.

The steps:

• Install iSH.
• Install git and openssh inside iSH git add git && git add openssh
• cd ~ && mkdir git
• mount -t ios . git
• cd git && rm -rf .git
• Create ssh keys: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com" and add it to my account.
• Clone the git repo
• start editing with vi

It’s a bit more work than installing an app, but also a lot more fun and rewarding.