Introduction to managing repositories

Managing a growing codebase or handling hefty assets can introduce performance bottlenecks and collaboration headaches. In this guide, you’ll learn how to keep your repositories fast, efficient, and well-organized using Git and Azure DevOps.

Why Large Repositories Matter

As your project scales, you may encounter:

• Sluggish clone, fetch, and checkout commands
• Increased storage costs and longer backups
• CI/CD pipeline slowdowns
• Difficulty reviewing and merging pull requests

What You’ll Discover

• Typical pain points in large-repo workflows
• Key techniques for optimizing history and assets
• Advanced tools like Git LFS and repository splitting
• Best practices for Git tags and branch organization
• Strategies for data purging and commit recovery

Let’s dive into the challenges and solutions that will keep your large repositories under control!