# Migrating the Hub from Git LFS to Xet

DevFeed: [Migrating the Hub from Git LFS to Xet](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/migrating-the-hub-from-git-lfs-to-xet-7351.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://huggingface.co/blog/migrating-the-hub-to-xet>)

Author: Jared Sulzdorf; Joseph Godlewski; Sam Horradarn

Published: 2025-07-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Hugging Face - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hugging-face-blog.md>)

Topics: [xet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xet.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [content addressed store](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/content-addressed-store.md>), [content defined chunking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/content-defined-chunking.md>), [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [cas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cas.md>), [content-addressed-store](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/content-addressed-store.md>), [content-defined-chunking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/content-defined-chunking.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/s3.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [xet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xet.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains Hugging Face's migration of the Hub from Git LFS to Xet. It describes the Git LFS Bridge, background content migrations, content-defined chunking, the content addressed store, and S3-backed storage that enable gradual, large-scale migration without disrupting users.

## Source excerpt

We're on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.