GIT: Better method of setting up fresh repo [closed]

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With creating a fresh git repo, I am wanting to know what is best practice. Ether creating the git repo locally and pushed, or remotely and pulled. .

Method 1

Local machine (inside whatever project folder)

git init
git add .
git commit -m 'initial commit'
git remote add origin <server-repo-url>
git push --all origin

Or is it better practice to set up the repo on the server and then pull from it onto your local machine?

Method 2

Remote server

mkdir myrepo.git
cd myrepo.git
git --bare init

Or does it even matter?

Answer 1

It doesn't particularly matter. Git is designed to allow the equivalent repositories to be shared between clients and servers. So long as your client(s) are fully configured to work with a repository on the server, they're both great.

Answer 2

Doesn't matter. Either repo can be discarded once both are up and running.