Inside git’s internal plumbing folder, git holds a file with the branch name and all of the references (files and changes) for that branch.

When you make a new branch git will update its internal plumbing checking to see if the new branch already exists, updates its references to the new branch if it doesn’t (all held internally in a case sensitive way). It will then make that new branch file, git has already checked that the case senitive name for the branch doesn’t exist internally, so it should be good to go.

Part of its process is creating that internal branch file… But wait!

Windows doesn’t have case sensitive naming so when it tries to make that new branch file it will overwrite the old one (since it shouldn’t exist by git’s own reference!) All of the files and references for it now get nuked.

Now you’re at best back to wherever that originally named branch came from, at worse your .git folder is properly borked.

Way ahead of you… I have a Brocade ICX6650 waiting to be racked up once I’m not limited to just the single 15A circuit my rack runs off of currently 😅

Hopefully 40G interconnect between it and the main switch everything using now will be enough for the storage nodes and the storage network/VLAN.

Home Petabyte Project here I come (in like 3-5 years 😅)

If the service isn’t starting due to a changed port then one of two things are happening:

1. Something else is using that port and its throwing an error
2. There’s a configuration issue (typo, comment, or duplicate setting) that is preventing the server from starting

Do you have any logs from the server that might help with determining which of these two it is?

Also are you trying to access the service on your local network or via something like your mobile data or a VPN? Because if it’s the latter you probably need to configure your router to allow external traffic (which can be a security risk).

Did you open the port on your laptop’s firewall to allow the traffic to the new port?

What issues are you having that would require changing the port you use would fix it?

Confirmation of anecdotes or gut feelings is still science. At some point you need data rather than experience to help people and organizations change their perception (see: most big tech companies lighting billions of dollars on fire on generative AI).