Running git gc on remote

[lunoland]

The largest repo in my workspace was recently cleaned up to avoid the repo size limit but it seems like there's no way to trigger a gc on the remote?

When I check a freshly cloned mirror of the repo it's a third of the size of the remote. Will the gc just run automatically at some point? Obviously I'd really like to avoid hitting the max allowed size.

[Theodora Boudale · Accepted solution]

Hi @lunoland and welcome to the community!

A git gc runs automatically on every push, but with different parameters depending on many different conditions.

I ran one manually for your workspace's largest repo, and its size has been reduced. Can you see the updated size on your end?

Kind regards,
Theodora

[lunoland]

Yes, looking good! Thank you for the help.

[Theodora Boudale]

That's good to hear and you're very welcome! Please feel free to reach out if you ever need anything else!