fix: adjust GitLoader to work in a hosted environment (#5040)

* fix: add git installation to dockerfile dependencies

* chore: make input optional

docker/build_and_push.Dockerfile

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
     # deps for building python deps
     build-essential \
+    git \
     # npm
     npm \
     # gcc
@@ -82,4 +83,4 @@ WORKDIR /app
 ENV LANGFLOW_HOST=0.0.0.0
 ENV LANGFLOW_PORT=7860
 
-CMD ["langflow", "run"]
+CMD ["langflow", "run"]

docker/build_and_push_base.Dockerfile

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
     # deps for building python deps
     build-essential \
+    git \
     # npm
     npm \
     # gcc

docker/build_and_push_ep.Dockerfile

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
     # deps for building python deps
     build-essential \
+    git \
     # npm
     npm \
     # gcc

src/backend/base/langflow/components/git/git.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class GitLoaderComponent(Component):
         MessageTextInput(
             name="repo_path",
             display_name="Repository Path",
-            required=True,
+            required=False,
             info="The local path to the Git repository.",
         ),
         MessageTextInput(