I've used Git over SSH for several years for personal projects. It just works with no additional overhead or maintenance.

Tip: create a `git` user on the server and set its shell to `git-shell`. E.g.:

  sudo useradd -m -g git -d /home/git -s /usr/bin/git-shell git

You might also want to restrict its directory and command access in the sshd config for extra security.

Then, when you need to create a new repository you run:

  sudo -u git git init --bare --initial-branch=main /home/git/myrepo.git

And use it like so:

  git clone git@myserver:myrepo.git

Or:

  git remote add myserver git@myserver:myrepo.git
  git push -u myserver main

This has the exact same UX as any code forge.

I think that initializing a bare repository avoids the workarounds for pushing to a currently checked out branch.