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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2017-10-03T17:16:34Z"
+ content="""
+It works just like git works, since a git-annex repository is a git
+repository. Set up the git repository on the remote host and then add it as
+a remote.
+
+In order for git-annex to be able to store the content of annexed files on
+the remote host, git-annex will need to be installed on that host.
+"""]]