diff --git a/docs/usage/git-push-options.md b/docs/usage/git-push-options.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bc17fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/usage/git-push-options.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Push Options
+
+Opengist has support for a few [Git push options](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#Documentation/git-push.txt--oltoptiongt). 
+
+These options are passed to `git push` command and can be used to change the metadata of a gist.
+
+## Change visibility
+
+```shell
+git push -o visibility=public
+git push -o visibility=unlisted
+git push -o visibility=private
+```
diff --git a/internal/cli/hook.go b/internal/cli/hook.go
index a05ff36b..94b3f9b3 100644
--- a/internal/cli/hook.go
+++ b/internal/cli/hook.go
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/config"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/db"
 	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/hooks"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 var CmdHook = cli.Command{
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@ var CmdHookPreReceive = cli.Command{
 	Name:  "pre-receive",
 	Usage: "Run Git server pre-receive hook for a repository",
 	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+		initialize(ctx)
 		if err := hooks.PreReceive(os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr); err != nil {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
@@ -30,9 +36,21 @@ var CmdHookPostReceive = cli.Command{
 	Name:  "post-receive",
 	Usage: "Run Git server post-receive hook for a repository",
 	Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+		initialize(ctx)
 		if err := hooks.PostReceive(os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr); err != nil {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
 }
+
+func initialize(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	if err := config.InitConfig(ctx.String("config"), io.Discard); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	config.InitLog()
+
+	if err := db.Setup(filepath.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), config.C.DBFilename), false); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("Failed to initialize database in hooks")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/main.go b/internal/cli/main.go
index 702211da..3d8341c9 100644
--- a/internal/cli/main.go
+++ b/internal/cli/main.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func App() error {
 func Initialize(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	fmt.Println("Opengist v" + config.OpengistVersion)
 
-	if err := config.InitConfig(ctx.String("config")); err != nil {
+	if err := config.InitConfig(ctx.String("config"), os.Stdout); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(config.GetHomeDir()), 0755); err != nil {
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func Initialize(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	homePath := config.GetHomeDir()
 	log.Info().Msg("Data directory: " + homePath)
 
-	if err := createSymlink(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal().Err(err).Send()
+	if err := createSymlink(homePath, ctx.String("config")); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("Failed to create symlinks")
 	}
 
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(homePath, "repos"), 0755); err != nil {
@@ -113,19 +113,41 @@ func Initialize(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-func createSymlink() error {
+func createSymlink(homePath string, configPath string) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(homePath, "symlinks"), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	exePath, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	symlinkPath := path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "opengist-bin")
+	symlinkExePath := path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "symlinks", "opengist")
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(symlinkExePath); err == nil {
+		if err := os.Remove(symlinkExePath); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err = os.Symlink(exePath, symlinkExePath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if configPath == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	if _, err := os.Lstat(symlinkPath); err == nil {
-		if err := os.Remove(symlinkPath); err != nil {
+	configPath, _ = filepath.Abs(configPath)
+	configPath = filepath.Clean(configPath)
+	symlinkConfigPath := path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "symlinks", "config.yml")
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(symlinkConfigPath); err == nil {
+		if err := os.Remove(symlinkConfigPath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if err = os.Symlink(configPath, symlinkConfigPath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	return os.Symlink(exePath, symlinkPath)
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 5f3e77fd..b755c3d2 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ func configWithDefaults() (*config, error) {
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-func InitConfig(configPath string) error {
+func InitConfig(configPath string, out io.Writer) error {
 	// Default values
 	c, err := configWithDefaults()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = loadConfigFromYaml(c, configPath); err != nil {
+	if err = loadConfigFromYaml(c, configPath, out); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = loadConfigFromEnv(c); err != nil {
+	if err = loadConfigFromEnv(c, out); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func GetHomeDir() string {
 	return filepath.Clean(absolutePath)
 }
 
-func loadConfigFromYaml(c *config, configPath string) error {
+func loadConfigFromYaml(c *config, configPath string, out io.Writer) error {
 	if configPath != "" {
 		absolutePath, _ := filepath.Abs(configPath)
 		absolutePath = filepath.Clean(absolutePath)
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ func loadConfigFromYaml(c *config, configPath string) error {
 			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				return err
 			}
-			fmt.Println("No YAML config file found at " + absolutePath)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "No YAML config file found at "+absolutePath)
 		} else {
-			fmt.Println("Using YAML config file: " + absolutePath)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "Using YAML config file: "+absolutePath)
 
 			// Override default values with values from config.yml
 			d := yaml.NewDecoder(file)
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ func loadConfigFromYaml(c *config, configPath string) error {
 			defer file.Close()
 		}
 	} else {
-		fmt.Println("No YAML config file specified.")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "No YAML config file specified.")
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func loadConfigFromEnv(c *config) error {
+func loadConfigFromEnv(c *config, out io.Writer) error {
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(c).Elem()
 	var envVars []string
 
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ func loadConfigFromEnv(c *config) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(envVars) > 0 {
-		fmt.Println("Using environment variables config: " + strings.Join(envVars, ", "))
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "Using environment variables config: "+strings.Join(envVars, ", "))
 	} else {
-		fmt.Println("No environment variables config specified.")
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "No environment variables config specified.")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/db/gist.go b/internal/db/gist.go
index f975926f..b9e66753 100644
--- a/internal/db/gist.go
+++ b/internal/db/gist.go
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func (v Visibility) Next() Visibility {
 
 func ParseVisibility[T string | int](v T) (Visibility, error) {
 	switch s := fmt.Sprint(v); s {
-	case "0":
+	case "0", "public":
 		return PublicVisibility, nil
-	case "1":
+	case "1", "unlisted":
 		return UnlistedVisibility, nil
-	case "2":
+	case "2", "private":
 		return PrivateVisibility, nil
 	default:
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("unknown visibility %q", s)
diff --git a/internal/git/commands.go b/internal/git/commands.go
index 294d500f..6850d8fb 100644
--- a/internal/git/commands.go
+++ b/internal/git/commands.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 const truncateLimit = 2 << 18
-const BaseHash = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 
 type RevisionNotFoundError struct{}
 
@@ -565,5 +564,5 @@ func removeFilesExceptGit(dir string) error {
 }
 
 const hookTemplate = `#!/bin/sh
-"$OG_OPENGIST_HOME_INTERNAL/opengist-bin" hook %s
+"$OG_OPENGIST_HOME_INTERNAL/symlinks/opengist" --config=$OG_OPENGIST_HOME_INTERNAL/symlinks/config.yml hook %s
 `
diff --git a/internal/git/commands_test.go b/internal/git/commands_test.go
index 32e3723a..efa761d2 100644
--- a/internal/git/commands_test.go
+++ b/internal/git/commands_test.go
@@ -1,44 +1,18 @@
 package git
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/config"
-	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/hooks"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func setup(t *testing.T) {
-	_ = os.Setenv("OPENGIST_SKIP_GIT_HOOKS", "1")
-
-	err := config.InitConfig("")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not init config")
-
-	err = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tests"), 0755)
-	ReposDirectory = path.Join("tests")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tmp", "repos"), 0755)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	err = InitRepository("thomas", "gist1")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
-func teardown(t *testing.T) {
-	err := os.RemoveAll(path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tests"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not remove repos directory")
-}
-
 func TestInitDeleteRepository(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--is-bare-repository")
 	cmd.Dir = RepositoryPath("thomas", "gist1")
@@ -55,14 +29,14 @@ func TestInitDeleteRepository(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCommits(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
 	hasNoCommits, err := HasNoCommits("thomas", "gist1")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not check if repository has no commits")
 	require.True(t, hasNoCommits, "Repository should have no commits")
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", nil)
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", nil)
 
 	hasNoCommits, err = HasNoCommits("thomas", "gist1")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not check if repository has no commits")
@@ -72,17 +46,17 @@ func TestCommits(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not count commits")
 	require.Equal(t, "1", nbCommits, "Repository should have 1 commit")
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", nil)
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", nil)
 	nbCommits, err = CountCommits("thomas", "gist1")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not count commits")
 	require.Equal(t, "2", nbCommits, "Repository should have 2 commits")
 }
 
 func TestContent(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_file.txt": "I love Opengist\n",
 		"my_other_file.txt": `I really
 hate Opengist`,
@@ -103,7 +77,7 @@ hate Opengist`,
 	require.False(t, truncated, "Content should not be truncated")
 	require.Equal(t, "I really\nhate Opengist", content, "Content is not correct")
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_renamed_file.txt": "I love Opengist\n",
 		"my_other_file.txt": `I really
 like Opengist actually`,
@@ -182,18 +156,18 @@ like Opengist actually`,
 }
 
 func TestGitGc(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
 	err := GcRepos()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not run git gc")
 }
 
 func TestFork(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_file.txt": "I love Opengist\n",
 	})
 
@@ -210,10 +184,10 @@ func TestFork(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_file.txt": "A",
 	})
 
@@ -227,7 +201,7 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 		builder.WriteString("A")
 	}
 	str := builder.String()
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_file.txt": str,
 	})
 
@@ -236,7 +210,7 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, truncated, "Content should be truncated")
 	require.Equal(t, truncateLimit, len(content), "Content size should be at truncate limit")
 
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+	CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
 		"my_file.txt": "AA\n" + str,
 	})
 
@@ -247,8 +221,8 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGitInitBranchNames(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
+	SetupTest(t)
+	defer TeardownTest(t)
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("git", "symbolic-ref", "HEAD")
 	cmd.Dir = RepositoryPath("thomas", "gist1")
@@ -266,83 +240,3 @@ func TestGitInitBranchNames(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not run git command")
 	require.Equal(t, "refs/heads/main", strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "Repository should have main branch as default")
 }
-
-func TestPreReceiveHook(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-	defer teardown(t)
-	var lastCommitHash string
-	err := os.Chdir(RepositoryPath("thomas", "gist1"))
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not change directory")
-
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
-		"my_file.txt":  "some allowed file",
-		"my_file2.txt": "some allowed file\nagain",
-	})
-	lastCommitHash = lastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
-	err = hooks.PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Should not have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 1")
-
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
-		"my_file.txt":     "some allowed file",
-		"dir/my_file.txt": "some disallowed file suddenly",
-	})
-	lastCommitHash = lastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
-	err = hooks.PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
-	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 2")
-	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
-
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
-		"my_file.txt":           "some allowed file",
-		"dir/ok/afileagain.txt": "some disallowed file\nagain",
-	})
-	lastCommitHash = lastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
-	err = hooks.PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
-	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 3")
-	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/ok/afileagain.txt dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
-
-	commitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
-		"allowedfile.txt": "some allowed file only",
-	})
-	lastCommitHash = lastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
-	err = hooks.PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
-	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 4")
-	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/ok/afileagain.txt dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
-
-	_ = os.Chdir(os.TempDir()) // Leave the current dir to avoid errors on teardown
-}
-
-func commitToBare(t *testing.T, user string, gist string, files map[string]string) {
-	err := CloneTmp(user, gist, gist, "thomas@mail.com", true)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not clone repository")
-
-	if len(files) > 0 {
-		for filename, content := range files {
-			if strings.Contains(filename, "/") {
-				dir := filepath.Dir(filename)
-				err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(TmpRepositoryPath(gist), dir), os.ModePerm)
-				require.NoError(t, err, "Could not create directory")
-			}
-			_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(TmpRepositoryPath(gist), filename), []byte(content), 0644)
-
-			if err := AddAll(gist); err != nil {
-				require.NoError(t, err, "Could not add all to repository")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := CommitRepository(gist, user, "thomas@mail.com"); err != nil {
-		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not commit to repository")
-	}
-
-	if err := Push(gist); err != nil {
-		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not push to repository")
-	}
-}
-
-func lastHashOfCommit(t *testing.T, user string, gist string) string {
-	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
-	cmd.Dir = RepositoryPath(user, gist)
-	out, err := cmd.Output()
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not run git command")
-	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
-}
diff --git a/internal/git/test_funcs.go b/internal/git/test_funcs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5cfb4c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/git/test_funcs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package git
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/config"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func SetupTest(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = os.Setenv("OPENGIST_SKIP_GIT_HOOKS", "1")
+
+	err := config.InitConfig("", io.Discard)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not init config")
+
+	err = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tests"), 0755)
+	ReposDirectory = path.Join("tests")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tmp", "repos"), 0755)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = InitRepository("thomas", "gist1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TeardownTest(t *testing.T) {
+	err := os.RemoveAll(path.Join(config.GetHomeDir(), "tests"))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not remove repos directory")
+}
+
+func CommitToBare(t *testing.T, user string, gist string, files map[string]string) {
+	err := CloneTmp(user, gist, gist, "thomas@mail.com", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not clone repository")
+
+	if len(files) > 0 {
+		for filename, content := range files {
+			if strings.Contains(filename, "/") {
+				dir := filepath.Dir(filename)
+				err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(TmpRepositoryPath(gist), dir), os.ModePerm)
+				require.NoError(t, err, "Could not create directory")
+			}
+			_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(TmpRepositoryPath(gist), filename), []byte(content), 0644)
+
+			if err := AddAll(gist); err != nil {
+				require.NoError(t, err, "Could not add all to repository")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := CommitRepository(gist, user, "thomas@mail.com"); err != nil {
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not commit to repository")
+	}
+
+	if err := Push(gist); err != nil {
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not push to repository")
+	}
+}
+
+func LastHashOfCommit(t *testing.T, user string, gist string) string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	cmd.Dir = RepositoryPath(user, gist)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not run git command")
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
+}
diff --git a/internal/hooks/hook.go b/internal/hooks/hook.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa1fcaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/hooks/hook.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package hooks
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const BaseHash = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+
+func pushOptions() map[string]string {
+	opts := make(map[string]string)
+	if pushCount, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("GIT_PUSH_OPTION_COUNT")); err == nil {
+		for i := 0; i < pushCount; i++ {
+			opt := os.Getenv(fmt.Sprintf("GIT_PUSH_OPTION_%d", i))
+			kv := strings.SplitN(opt, "=", 2)
+			if len(kv) == 2 {
+				opts[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return opts
+}
diff --git a/internal/hooks/post-receive.go b/internal/hooks/post-receive.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 58f15e46..00000000
--- a/internal/hooks/post-receive.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package hooks
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-func PostReceive(in io.Reader, out, er io.Writer) error {
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(in)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		parts := strings.Fields(line)
-		if len(parts) != 3 {
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Invalid input")
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid input")
-		}
-		oldrev, _, refname := parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]
-
-		if err := verifyHEAD(); err != nil {
-			setSymbolicRef(refname)
-		}
-
-		if oldrev == BaseHash {
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nYour new repository has been created here: %s\n\n", os.Getenv("OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_URL_INTERNAL"))
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "If you want to keep working with your gist, you could set the remote URL via:")
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(out, "git remote set-url origin %s\n\n", os.Getenv("OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_URL_INTERNAL"))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func verifyHEAD() error {
-	return exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "HEAD").Run()
-}
-
-func setSymbolicRef(refname string) {
-	_ = exec.Command("git", "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", refname).Run()
-}
diff --git a/internal/hooks/post_receive.go b/internal/hooks/post_receive.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e7948c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/hooks/post_receive.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package hooks
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/db"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/git"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func PostReceive(in io.Reader, out, er io.Writer) error {
+	opts := pushOptions()
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(in)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		parts := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(parts) != 3 {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Invalid input")
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid input")
+		}
+		oldrev, _, refname := parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]
+
+		if err := verifyHEAD(); err != nil {
+			setSymbolicRef(refname)
+		}
+
+		if oldrev == BaseHash {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nYour new repository has been created here: %s\n\n", os.Getenv("OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_URL_INTERNAL"))
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(out, "If you want to keep working with your gist, you could set the remote URL via:")
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(out, "git remote set-url origin %s\n\n", os.Getenv("OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_URL_INTERNAL"))
+		}
+	}
+
+	gist, err := db.GetGistByID(os.Getenv("OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_ID"))
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Failed to get gist")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get gist: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if slices.Contains([]string{"public", "unlisted", "private"}, opts["visibility"]) {
+		gist.Private, _ = db.ParseVisibility(opts["visibility"])
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nGist visibility set to %s\n\n", opts["visibility"])
+	}
+
+	if hasNoCommits, err := git.HasNoCommits(gist.User.Username, gist.Uuid); err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Failed to check if gist has no commits")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if gist has no commits: %w", err)
+	} else if hasNoCommits {
+		if err = gist.Delete(); err != nil {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Failed to delete gist")
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete gist: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	_ = gist.SetLastActiveNow()
+	err = gist.UpdatePreviewAndCount(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(er, "Failed to update gist")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update gist: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	gist.AddInIndex()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func verifyHEAD() error {
+	return exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "HEAD").Run()
+}
+
+func setSymbolicRef(refname string) {
+	_ = exec.Command("git", "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", refname).Run()
+}
diff --git a/internal/hooks/pre-receive.go b/internal/hooks/pre_receive.go
similarity index 96%
rename from internal/hooks/pre-receive.go
rename to internal/hooks/pre_receive.go
index 343f7956..899263c7 100644
--- a/internal/hooks/pre-receive.go
+++ b/internal/hooks/pre_receive.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const BaseHash = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-
 func PreReceive(in io.Reader, out, er io.Writer) error {
 	var err error
 	var disallowedFiles []string
diff --git a/internal/hooks/pre_receive_test.go b/internal/hooks/pre_receive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..118e3d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/hooks/pre_receive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package hooks
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/thomiceli/opengist/internal/git"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPreReceiveHook(t *testing.T) {
+	git.SetupTest(t)
+	defer git.TeardownTest(t)
+	var lastCommitHash string
+	err := os.Chdir(git.RepositoryPath("thomas", "gist1"))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not change directory")
+
+	git.CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+		"my_file.txt":  "some allowed file",
+		"my_file2.txt": "some allowed file\nagain",
+	})
+	lastCommitHash = git.LastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
+	err = PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Should not have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 1")
+
+	git.CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+		"my_file.txt":     "some allowed file",
+		"dir/my_file.txt": "some disallowed file suddenly",
+	})
+	lastCommitHash = git.LastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
+	err = PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 2")
+	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
+
+	git.CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+		"my_file.txt":           "some allowed file",
+		"dir/ok/afileagain.txt": "some disallowed file\nagain",
+	})
+	lastCommitHash = git.LastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
+	err = PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 3")
+	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/ok/afileagain.txt dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
+
+	git.CommitToBare(t, "thomas", "gist1", map[string]string{
+		"allowedfile.txt": "some allowed file only",
+	})
+	lastCommitHash = git.LastHashOfCommit(t, "thomas", "gist1")
+	err = PreReceive(bytes.NewBufferString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", BaseHash, lastCommitHash, "refs/heads/master")), os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
+	require.Error(t, err, "Should have an error on pre-receive hook for commit+push 4")
+	require.Equal(t, "pushing files in directories is not allowed: [dir/ok/afileagain.txt dir/my_file.txt]", err.Error(), "Error message is not correct")
+
+	_ = os.Chdir(os.TempDir()) // Leave the current dir to avoid errors on teardown
+}
diff --git a/internal/web/git_http.go b/internal/web/git_http.go
index 1f7974cc..bd8d808d 100644
--- a/internal/web/git_http.go
+++ b/internal/web/git_http.go
@@ -203,26 +203,12 @@ func pack(ctx echo.Context, serviceType string) error {
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_URL_INTERNAL="+git.RepositoryUrl(ctx, gist.User.Username, gist.Identifier()))
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "OPENGIST_REPOSITORY_ID="+strconv.Itoa(int(gist.ID)))
 
 	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return errorRes(500, "Cannot run git "+serviceType+" ; "+stderr.String(), err)
 	}
 
-	// updatedAt is updated only if serviceType is receive-pack
-	if serviceType == "receive-pack" {
-
-		if hasNoCommits, err := git.HasNoCommits(gist.User.Username, gist.Uuid); err != nil {
-			return err
-		} else if hasNoCommits {
-			if err = gist.Delete(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-
-		_ = gist.SetLastActiveNow()
-		_ = gist.UpdatePreviewAndCount(false)
-		gist.AddInIndex()
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/web/test/server.go b/internal/web/test/server.go
index 1f3d7091..25aaaede 100644
--- a/internal/web/test/server.go
+++ b/internal/web/test/server.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func structToURLValues(s interface{}) url.Values {
 func setup(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = os.Setenv("OPENGIST_SKIP_GIT_HOOKS", "1")
 
-	err := config.InitConfig("")
+	err := config.InitConfig("", io.Discard)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not init config")
 
 	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(config.GetHomeDir()), 0755)