Mark git repo as a safe directory

Fixes problems due to git not liking the ownership

api/gitapi.py

@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ def do_repo_backup(repo, params):
         bool: True if the backup was successful.
     """
 
-    gitrepo = git.Repo(f"{REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH}/{repo}.git")
+    git_repo_path = f"{REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH}/{repo}.git"
+    git_repo = git.Repo(git_repo_path)
+    git_repo.git.config('--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', git_repo_path)
+
 
     ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
     ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ def do_repo_backup(repo, params):
 
 
     with sftp.file(params["filename"], mode='wb+') as remote_file:
-        gitrepo.archive(remote_file, format="tar.gz")
+        git_repo.archive(remote_file, format="tar.gz")
 
 
     return True
@@ -157,13 +160,16 @@ def do_repo_sync(repo, params):
             - "remote_ref" (str): The name of the remote reference.
             - "summary" (str): A summary of the push operation for the reference.
     """
-    gitrepo = git.Repo(f"{REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH}/{repo}.git")
+    git_repo_path = f"{REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH}/{repo}.git"
+    git_repo = git.Repo(git_repo_path)
+    git_repo.git.config('--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', git_repo_path)
+
 
     # Recreate the remote every time, it might change
-    if "backup" in gitrepo.remotes:
-        gitrepo.delete_remote("backup")
+    if "backup" in git_repo.remotes:
+        git_repo.delete_remote("backup")
 
-    backup_repo = gitrepo.create_remote("backup", params["remote_repository"])
+    backup_repo = git_repo.create_remote("backup", params["remote_repository"])
     pushed_references = backup_repo.push("*:*")
     results = []
 
@@ -183,11 +189,11 @@ def do_repo_gc(repo):
     Returns:
         bool: True if the garbage collection command was executed successfully.
     """
-    gitrepo = git.Repo(f"{REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH}/{repo}.git")
-
-    gitrepo.git.gc()
-    return True
+    git_repo_path = os.path.join(REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH, repo + ".git")
+    git_repo = git.Repo(git_repo_path)
+    git_repo.git.config('--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', git_repo_path)
 
+    git_repo.git.gc()
 
 @app.errorhandler(HTTPException)
 def handle_exception(e):
@@ -525,6 +531,8 @@ class GitRepoBranches(Resource):
             return {"error": "Repository not found"}, 404
 
         git_repo = git.Repo(repo_path)
+        git_repo.git.config('--global', '--add', 'safe.directory', repo_path)
+
 
         branches = []
         for branch in git_repo.branches: