| author | Alan Dipert
<alan@tailrecursion.com> 2026-08-09 19:03:36 UTC |
| committer | Alan Dipert
<alan@tailrecursion.com> 2026-08-09 19:03:36 UTC |
| parent | 158240641d60de55c8dabc55f778b233e1c89257 |
| README.md | +10 | -0 |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fc9f673..38b8a6a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -61,3 +61,13 @@ Deploy first runs the reproducible container build, then uses host-side rsync an ## Media preservation tools The pinned builder image also includes `yt-dlp`, `ffmpeg`, and `git-lfs` for preserving media associated with the TechWorks archive. They are archival tools, not requirements for the local fallback build. Media should be downloaded only when redistribution is appropriate; otherwise preserve metadata, captions, and durable source links. + +Full-resolution MP4 masters under `md/TechWorks/media/video/` are tracked with Git LFS. Initialize Git LFS before checking out or restoring them, then verify the local object store: + +```sh +git lfs install +git lfs pull +git lfs fsck +``` + +The DreamHost upstream uses Git LFS's pure-SSH transport. Maintainer remotes must use standard `ssh://user@host/absolute/path` syntax; a colon between the host and absolute path prevents Git LFS from identifying the endpoint.