Where to place Git repository

Question

Hi, I just started using Git and I want to know if this is the right way of using it. I started a Rails app with:

rails newapp

Then I did:

cd newapp
git init
git add .
git commit -a

So is it "right" to init my git inside my working directory?

Answer 1

Yep. Looks good to me.

Answer 2

Yes. In a DCVS like git, your working copy is your repository.

Answer 3

Yes. You can place a git repository anywhere - including the invisible .git directory created by another git repository. I have a friend who has git track all his system config files in case he makes a mistake.

When working on a project, you want to init your repository in the root directory of the project.

To elaborate, each "working copy" of a Git repository is itself a Git repository. If you have a remote copy on a server, that is also a repository. You don't "check out" from there - rather, you "push" your changes and they are merged. If working on a purely personal project, the remote repository is often unnecessary. If you do want to host remotely, Github is a good, free, public choice.