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My goal was to use a GitHub repo as a private server for updating an app I made (don't want to publish on a market, I want it remains private).

However, the problem started because I had a large file that was above the GitHub file size limit, so I found GitLFS which could handle a file of up to 1GB and it worked (I could easily upload and download the file).

After that, the issue was the limited bandwidth/storage per month which is 1GB (if I download a 500MB file from GitLFS on two different devices I end the bandwidth), so I decided not to use GitLFS and now I'm asking if there are any alternative solutions, especially GitLab.

I want to know if GitLab can be good for this because I didn't find any file size limit. I also saw a little about git-annex and Rclone and I am wondering if I can combine one of these two with GitLab.

torek
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lordp
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    `any alternative solutions` Run your own server. You'll have as much space as you will be able to pay for. – KamilCuk Oct 11 '22 at 14:23

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GitLab Free:

5GB storage

10GB transfer per month

Storage limits are applied at the top-level namespace. All storage consumed by projects within a namespace is counted, including the git repositories, LFS, package registries, and artifacts.

And then:

Purchase additional storage units at $60/year for 10GB of storage.

I could not find a single-file limit.

Hosted storage costs money. Free tiers are just to lure you into their ecosystem. Host your own LFS server if you think that's cheaper.

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  • thank you. I know storage costs, it's a strange situation because right now I don't need too much or too little storage/bandwidth. Btw I will use gitlab in the end. – lordp Oct 14 '22 at 13:01