git-lfs-transfer git-lfs-transfer provides an experimental server-side implementation of the proposed Git LFS pure SSH-based protocol. This utility is intended to be invoked over SSH to transfer data from one repository to another. The Git LFS documentation outlines the protocol. That is, if you want to use git-lfs for tracking large files, but without an http server, git would normally only be able to clone and push within one machine. This binary extends the support of "naive LFS" for multiple machines connected over ssh. It needs to be installed on a machine deemed "remote", that is the one you are pushing TO, or pulling FROM. The machine ON which git-lfs checkouts large files does not need to have this binary. The program nees no configuration, git automatically invokes it if finds.