By kstoddard
I am wondering if I can use Git to maintain server configuration for Ubuntu? If so, which directories would make sense to track? My fear as a newbie is that I will make a change in server configuration that breaks everything and not have an easy way to undo. I realize that we can create images/backups of our droplets but I may want a slightly more granular approach.
Also, if this even makes sense, what security implications might it have? Last, I am not talking about setting up Git to track my sites, this is a given, I am particularly interested in the actual server and its configuration and tracking its changes.
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