Building your own Git remote in under an hour

In the recent discussion surrounding GitHub's downtime, user git.vodka was inspired to create their own Git remote, a desire that had been lingering for some time. Their aim wasn't to launch a big product but rather to offer a personal Git remote for friends and family, something better than bare repositories hosted on a server but without turning it into a major developer platform. After noticing that the domain git.vodka was available, they promptly purchased it and set to work.

The entire project was completed in under an hour, leveraging Cloudflare's offerings for the app (Workers), Git objects and blobs (R2), and a database (D1). Interestingly, it also included its own source code within the project, which added a unique touch. Initially, there wasn't a clear plan beyond the notion of "let's see if this works." However, once implemented, the project proved successful.

From acquiring the domain to having a fully functional online version, the entire process took less than an hour. The development process was largely automated, with Codex handling most of the less interesting parts. Despite the lack of a defined plan, the project ran entirely on Cloudflare's free tier, which was surprisingly robust. The end result is the Git remote known as git.vodka, available at git.vodka. The main advantage of such a hosting service is the freedom to choose your own username.