> Why is it bad to git clone on a production server? Let's assume
> I'm not an idiot please, just misguided. This isn't reddit.
This cargocult ritual is for those who manage farms of identical servers. If you have a single production server with no load balancing, it's fine.
But be careful, Git does not handle file permissions well by default. If you have a directory or file that needs special permissions (like a cron job script) then you should set `core.fileMode` to `false` in your git config.
It _is_ cargo-culting when publications begin to recommend it as standard practice, without explaining the reasoning. Because at that point either the publisher is doing it without understanding why, or the reader will follow the ritual without understanding why.
But be careful, Git does not handle file permissions well by default. If you have a directory or file that needs special permissions (like a cron job script) then you should set `core.fileMode` to `false` in your git config.