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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub by myaccountonhn on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:18PM (#49335328)
It can be as brief as:

ssh server git --bare init myrepo.git

git clone server:myrepo.git

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub by eddieroger on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:22PM (#49335397)
You can even support Actions with this method if you're not afraid of a little scripting. https://git-scm.com/book/ms/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub by sunshine-o on Monday August 17, 2026 @06:29PM (#49338556)
Beautiful !
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub by jolmg on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:02PM (#49338885)
> git clone server:myrepo.git

or if your local repo existed first:

  git remote add server server:myrepo.git
  git push -u server @
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