Re:Avoid Git LFS if possible
by blablabla123 on Friday May 14, 2021 @12:30PM
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> It solves real problem when you are tired of having to double your git server CPUs every 6 months
Putting blobs into an SCM was always a bad idea, but in git it's particularly bad because the whole tree is always checked out at once. (I think last year a major change was added, that makes blob handling slightly more efficient though)
Still, I think there is still no independently developed git lfs server. I know, most people don't run git servers themselves but in the LFS use case it actually makes sense. There is also git annex which is completely open and free but adoption is very poor and the handling is even more obscure.
git lfs fetch --all
every modern git hosting servers now have support for LFS directly inside the git server (gitlab, github, gerrit to my knowledge)
This solve the authentication issue nicely so make it easy for developers.
git lfs starts to be adopted by vendors and becomes usable. It solves real problem when you are tired of having to double your git server CPUs every 6 months as your git upload packs are taking huge time trying to recompress those big files over and over.