init empty git repo on my ubuntu machine

gistfile1.txt

//server side:
GIT_DIR=project.git git init
cd project.git
git --bare update-server-info
cp hooks/post-update.sample hooks/post-update

//on client side:
git clone ssh://<username>@<remote-git-hostname>/path/to/dir.git

//on first push to master:
git push ssh://<username>@<remote-git-hostname>/path/to/project.git master