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- This is an alternative to using the git protocol for anonymous access. It's
- slower than the git protocol, so use it only if you need to. The only reason I
- know of, is when you need to do anonymous read from a repository and the git
- protocol (port 9418) is blocked by a firewall/proxy.
- If you work with a laptop you carry around, this may be useful in case you
- sometimes connect to the internet though a network which blocks ports. The HTTP
- port is in general not blocked (otherwise people can't browse the web), so
- having HTTP access as a fallback may be a good idea.
- Another point to consider is that when using I2P, the picture changes and so do
- the considerations. See [here](http://py-i2phosts.i2p/git/) for more
- information.
- See `man git-http-backend` for information about configuring Lighttpd to
- support git pulls and clones over HTTP.
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