Git's database internals IV: distributed synchronization

We’re examining Git’s internals to help make your engineering system more efficient. This post views Git as a distributed database and looks into its synchronization techniques, specifically ...

By Aero Maverick · March 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Git's database internals IV: distributed synchronization

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Source: The GitHub Blog

We’re examining Git’s internals to help make your engineering system more efficient. This post views Git as a distributed database and looks into its synchronization techniques, specifically ‘git fetch’ and ‘git push’.