Git

Git is a distributed version-control system for tracking changes in any set of files, originally designed for coordinating work among programmers cooperating on source code during software development.

Software needed

• git client
• SSH client
• ssh-agent allows user to only type passphrase once per session.
• TortoiseGit can be very useful for browsing the repository.
• IDE integration:
  • VSCode or VSCodium, with Git plugin
  • or Eclipse with EGit

SimStadt repository

The SimStadt repository is at :

https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/simstadt/simstadt

SimStadt has been open-sourced, with an MIT License, in September 2026.

SimStadt documentation repository

The SimStadt Documentation repository is at :

ssh://git@simstadt.hft-stuttgart.de/simstadt_doc

This repository is still private, but might be merged with the source-code in the future.

• Server : simstadt.hft-stuttgart.de
• Port : 22
• User : git
• Repository : simstadt_doc

The user is called git for everyone. The user management is done via the public key. For example:

ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCzaFc2VFhnp3wHQ6IisQnfdCZynamrL6QKr8K8esLSl/WJbgNdmS1eU79disAhcqgXP9Z3ISlHOn3CHfgOKlfk+29FoDgTis5YjjeUklI1+HTw19XcwrQlWyVABWWgyD4QAvTF0x9XEVqzpGanSbRC/S6smx2xHHQ2JTuBKRw6D/UYG5ZdXL27A5ZW31h8Q8iBTKhIShNm8fajiBM0eYIuOuh1M+tM7vlfMxbe7xJsgkX1fO9I1kUtQ13mIPm/i0biS4fkIx568T5tHc26oZYOwZLSIOUz4mHSAdPU4a9tQnsvL9BGOUqhKxO7DKtOx5Y4/Y5IQ6hYayZJqd1ng5gf vorname.nachname@hft-stuttgart.de

• Create a SSH key pair with puttygen
• Send the public key to Eric
• Clone the repository at ssh://git@simstadt.hft-stuttgart.de/simstadt