Implementation:Triton inference server Server Git Clone Server

Field	Value
Page Type	Implementation
Title	Git_Clone_Server
Namespace	Triton_inference_server_Server
Workflow	Custom_Container_Build
Domains	Version_Control, Container_Build
Last Updated	2026-02-13 17:00 GMT

Overview

Concrete git clone procedure for acquiring the Triton server repository at a specific release branch.

Description

The Triton server repository is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git. Cloning with the -b flag checks out the specified branch immediately, ensuring the working tree contains the correct version of all build scripts and source files.

The clone operation retrieves:

• build.py -- The source build orchestrator script
• compose.py -- The compose build script for binary extraction
• CMakeLists.txt -- Top-level CMake configuration for the server
• src/ -- C++ source code for the Triton core server
• docs/ -- Documentation including the customization guide
• TRITON_VERSION -- File containing the version string for the current branch

After cloning, the operator should verify the branch and version before proceeding to the build step.

Usage

Cloning a Release Branch

# Clone the December 2024 release branch
git clone -b r24.12 https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git

# Navigate into the cloned repository
cd server

# Verify the branch
git branch --show-current
# Output: r24.12

# Verify the Triton version
cat TRITON_VERSION

Cloning the Main Branch

# Clone the latest development branch
git clone -b main https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git

cd server
git branch --show-current
# Output: main

Code Reference

Source Location

File	Lines	Description
README.md	L93	Clone instructions in the main repository README
docs/customization_guide/build.md	L88-91	Clone instructions in the build customization guide

Signature

git clone -b <branch> https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git

Where <branch> is one of:

• main -- Latest development (unstable)
• r<YY.MM> -- Release branch (e.g., r24.12, r24.11, r24.10)

Import

No imports required. This is a standalone Git CLI operation. Prerequisites:

• Git must be installed on the build host
• Network access to github.com is required
• For large clones, sufficient disk space (approximately 500 MB for full history)

I/O Contract

Inputs

Input	Type	Description
Target version/branch	CLI argument	The branch name passed to git clone -b. Must be a valid branch in the remote repository.
Repository URL	Constant	https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Local clone	Directory	Complete repository clone with all files at the specified branch
build.py	Python script	Source build orchestrator
compose.py	Python script	Compose build script for binary extraction
CMakeLists.txt	CMake file	Top-level CMake configuration
src/	Directory	C++ server source code
docs/	Directory	Documentation files
TRITON_VERSION	Text file	Version string for the checked-out branch

Usage Examples

Example 1: Clone for production compose build

# Clone release branch
git clone -b r24.12 https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git
cd server

# Proceed to compose build
python3 compose.py --backend tensorrt --backend python --enable-gpu

Example 2: Clone for development source build

# Clone main branch for latest features
git clone -b main https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git
cd server

# Proceed to source build with all features
python3 build.py --enable-all

Example 3: Shallow clone for faster CI

# Shallow clone with depth=1 for faster CI pipelines
git clone -b r24.12 --depth 1 https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server.git
cd server

Related Pages

• Principle:Triton_inference_server_Server_Repository_Cloning