Tips Integrating CI & Git

• store large files outside your repo

  • use an External Storage System or Artifact Repository Manager (BRM - ARM) (e.g. Artifactory, Nexus, Archiva, etc)
  • Git Large File Support (Git LFS) - is an extension that stores pointers to large files in your repository, instead of storing the files themselves. The files themselves are stored on a remote server

• use shallow clones for CI

  • with shallow clones, only the current snapshot of your repo will be pulled down
    git clone —depth 1 [remote-repository-url]

• cache the repo on build agents

  • repo caching only benefits you if you’re using agents that persist from build to build

shallow clones + repo caching, divided by persistent vs. elastic agents, equals an interesting web of factors. Here’s a little matrix to help you strategize: