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title: "You can run git on object storage if you re-make packfiles"
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published_at: "2026-09-15T17:03:08.000Z"
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summary: "Git packfiles were designed for mmap and local disk, so pulling one object out of a bucket means guessing at a byte range. I wrote a new format instead."
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# You can run git on object storage if you re\-make packfiles

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**Published:** 2026-09-15T17:03:08.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** git, object\-storage, packfiles, cloud\-optimization

## Summary

Git packfiles were designed for mmap and local disk, so pulling one object out of a bucket means guessing at a byte range\. I wrote a new format instead\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/objgit-packfiles/>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/hyyq9h/you_can_run_git_on_object_storage_if_you_re>)