Git Repository Cleanup & Optimization Expert

Job ID: 39106132

Budget: $10 – $30 USD

Job Posting: DevOps Engineer for Git Repository Cleanup & Optimization

Budget: Fixed price (negotiable)
Duration: Short-term (one-time cleanup, with potential for future work)
Skills Required:
✅ Git/GitHub repository cleanup
✅ Git history rewrite & optimization
✅ Removing large unnecessary files (logs, SQL dumps, unoptimized images)
✅ Setting up .gitignore for future file management
✅ Basic knowledge of asset management (CDN for large files)
✅ Basic command-line skills for repository maintenance

Project Overview:

We have a GitHub repository that contains large, unnecessary files (logs, SQL dumps, unoptimized images). These files must be permanently removed to optimize storage and performance.

Your role:
• Remove oversized files from GitHub repository (logs, SQL dumps, unnecessary assets).
• Rewrite Git history to reduce repository size and remove past commits with large files.
• Set up .gitignore to ensure future commits do not contain unnecessary files.
• Move large static assets (images, fonts, JSON files) to a CDN or suggest a better alternative.
• Basic image optimization (if possible): Convert large PNG/JPEG images to WebP.

What We Expect from You:

✔ Strong experience with Git/GitHub optimization (you should be able to remove large files properly).
✔ Familiarity with Git history cleanup techniques (e.g., filter-branch, BFG Repo Cleaner).
✔ Ability to work independently & provide best practices for maintaining a clean repo.

What We Provide:

? Access to our GitHub repository
? List of large files that need to be cleaned
? Cloudflare setup (if needed for CDN)

Ideal Candidate:

? A DevOps Engineer or Git expert with experience in repository optimization
? Someone who has cleaned and optimized Git repositories before
? Good communicator & problem-solver

How to Apply:

? Send a brief message explaining:
1. Your experience with Git cleanup & repo optimization.
2. Examples of similar projects you’ve done.
3. Your proposed approach & estimated time to complete.

This job is time-sensitive, so we’re looking to hire ASAP. ?
? Apply now if you’re confident in handling this cleanup efficiently!

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