gabrielcsapo / gabrielcsapo/node-git-server

Serve bare git repo from a remote server?

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Description

Hello, firstly - thanks for the amazing repo.

I understand that in your implementation (and stackdot's), you use `git-upload-pack` and `git-receive-pack` processes to allow the client and server to talk to each other (figure out what packets the other needs, etc.) To my knowledge, this git command accepts a local directory, but what if I host all my bare git repositories on a separate server, like an AWS S3 bucket? Could I stream a remote bare repo to these git commands, that then stream the necessary packets to the client? I don't want to host all my bare git repos on my heroku instance, since the storage is ephemeral and limited. Any guidance would be appreciated!

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the project uses git-upload-pack and git-receive-pack, then determine whether their local repository requirement can be met with a remote bare repository such as an AWS S3 bucket. The issue does not name files, tests, or a concrete completion criterion, so the remote-storage behavior and implementation scope need to be defined first.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, git, nodejs, typescript
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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