# Git clone over gRPC

DevFeed: [Git clone over gRPC](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/git-clone-over-grpc-17803.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://encore.dev/blog/git-clone-grpc>)

Author: André Eriksson

Published: 2020-05-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Encore Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/encore-updates.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [gRPC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grpc.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>)

Tags: [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [streams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streams.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on building a Git remote helper that clones repositories over gRPC for Encore's web-based editor infrastructure. It uses Git's remote-helper mechanism and bidirectional gRPC streams, while Git continues to handle packfile transfer.

## Source excerpt

Clone git repositories over gRPC to simplify your backend infrastructure