Could not create work tree dir 'example.com'.: Permission denied

Question

I have got a virtual private server with nginx Virtual Hosts setup (Server Blocks).

I\'ve installed Git and got my ssh keys authenticated with GitHub.

I have

Answer 1

Turns out the problem was in the permission. I fix it with the following command

sudo chown -R $USER /var/www

Please make sure with the $USER variable. I tested and worked on Ubuntu Distro