Summary

This chapter covered various issues related to the administrative side of working with Git. You have learned the basics of maintenance, data recovery, and repository troubleshooting. You have also learned how to set up Git on the server, how to use server-side hooks, and how to manage remote repositories. The chapter covered tips and tricks for a better remote performance. The information in this chapter should help you choose the Git repository management solution, or even write your own.

The next chapter will include a set of recommendations and best practices, both specific to Git and those that are version control agnostic. A policy based on these suggestions can be enforced and encouraged with the help of the tools described here in this chapter.