Cray System Management Documentation > Cray System Management (CSM) Administration Guide > configuration management > Create and Populate a VCS Configuration Repository

Create and Populate a VCS Configuration Repository

Create a new repository in the Version Control Service (VCS) and populate it with content for site customizations in a custom Configuration Framework Service (CFS) configuration layer.

Prerequisites

The VCS login credentials for the crayvcs user are set up. See VCS administrative user for more information.

Procedure

Create the empty repository in VCS.

Replace the CRAYVCS_PASSWORD value in the following command before running it.

ncn-mw# curl -X POST https://api-gw-service-nmn.local/vcs/api/v1/org/cray/repos \
            -d '{"name": "NEW_REPO", "private": true}' -u crayvcs:CRAYVCS_PASSWORD \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Clone the empty VCS repository.

ncn-mw# git clone https://api-gw-service-nmn.local/vcs/cray/NEW_REPO.git

Change to the directory of the empty Git repository and populate it with content.
```
ncn-mw# cd NEW_REPO
ncn-mw# cp -a ~/user/EXAMPLE-config-management/*  .
```
Add the new content, commit it, and push it to VCS.

The following command will move the content to the master branch of the repository.
```
ncn-mw# git add --all && git commit -m "Initial config" && git push
```
Retrieve the Git hash for the CFS layer definition.
```
ncn-mw# git rev-parse --verify HEAD
```