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git-annex is available for Android inside Termux or Nix-On-Droid.
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This includes the [[git-annex assistant|/assistant]], for easy
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syncing between your Android and other devices. You do not need
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to root your Android to use git-annex.
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(Alternatively, rather than installing git-annex on your Android device,
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git-annex can run on your computer and use `adb` to pull and push changes
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to the Android device. See [[tips/android_sync_with_adb]] for instructions
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on using git-annex that way.)
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[[!toc ]]
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## Installation (Termux)
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First, install [Termux](https://termux.com/). This is an Android app that can
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run some Linux software in a terminal, including git-annex.
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git-annex is not currently part of the Termux distribution, but it's easy
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to install it. Paste these commands into Termux:
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pkg install wget
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wget https://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Android/git-annex-install
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source git-annex-install
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## Installation (Nix-On-Droid)
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Installing git-annex using
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[Nix-On-Droid](https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid) is recommended
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for more advanced users who want to use git-annex at the command line.
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The git-annex webapp does not currently work in Nix-On-Droid.
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To enter a shell with git-annex available to use,
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run inside Nix-On-Droid: `nix-shell -p git git-annex`
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To avoid needing to do that every time you start Nix-On-Droid,
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you can add git and git-annex to your `environment.packages` in
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`~/.config/nixpkgs/nix-on-droid.nix` and then run
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`nix-on-droid switch`
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## Starting git-annex assistant
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Just run "git-annex webapp" inside Termux.
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A browser window will open with the git-annex interface.
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[[!img webapp.png alt="git-annex webapp"]]
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## Closing and reopening the webapp
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The webapp does not need to be left open after you've set up your
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repository. As long as Termux (or Nix-On-Droid) is left open, git-annex
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will remain running and sync your files.
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## Starting at power on
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If you install the [Termux:Boot app](https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux:Boot),
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git-annex will be automatically started when your Android device
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powers on. It will run in the background in whatever repositories you have
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set up in the webapp.
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## Using the command line
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If you prefer to use `git-annex` at the command line, you can do so inside
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Termux or Nix-On-Droid. Here we'll make a repository for photos:
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cd ~/storage/dcim
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git init
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git-annex init
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You can go on to set up a ssh remote pointing to a server, and sync
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your files to and from it.
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And so on. Most ways you would use git-annex on a Linux system work fairly
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well in the Termux environment.
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## Upgrading (Termux)
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To upgrade to a new git-annex release, just run `git-annex-install` again.
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