diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index 2f5cbc7..2c5ef42 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ categories = { workspace = true }
 git-next-core = { workspace = true }
 git-next-file-watcher-actor = { workspace = true }
 git-next-server-actor = { workspace = true }
+git-next-forge = { workspace = true }
+git-next-repo-actor = { workspace = true }
+git-next-webhook-actor = { workspace = true }
 
 # CLI parsing
 clap = { workspace = true }
@@ -31,10 +34,21 @@ tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 actix = { workspace = true }
 actix-rt = { workspace = true }
 
+# boilerplate
+derive_more = { workspace = true }
+derive-with = { workspace = true }
+
+# Webhooks
+serde = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+ulid = { workspace = true }
+time = { workspace = true }
+secrecy = { workspace = true }
+standardwebhooks = { workspace = true }
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 # Testing
 assert2 = { workspace = true }
-secrecy = { workspace = true }
 test-log = { workspace = true }
 
 [lints.clippy]
diff --git a/crates/cli/README.md b/crates/cli/README.md
index c27d646..f8b52f9 100644
--- a/crates/cli/README.md
+++ b/crates/cli/README.md
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ The following diagram shows the dependency between the crates that make up `git-
 stateDiagram-v2
 
     cli --> core
-    cli --> server_actor
+    cli --> forge
+    cli --> repo_actor
+    cli --> webhook_actor
     cli --> file_watcher_actor
 
     forge --> core
@@ -534,12 +536,6 @@ stateDiagram-v2
     repo_actor --> core
     repo_actor --> forge
 
-    server_actor --> core
-    server_actor --> forge
-    server_actor --> repo_actor
-    server_actor --> file_watcher_actor
-    server_actor --> webhook_actor
-
     webhook_actor --> core
     webhook_actor --> repo_actor
 ```
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/file_updated.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/file_updated.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/file_updated.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/file_updated.rs
index 1069552..64fef78 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/file_updated.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/file_updated.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use actix::prelude::*;
 use git_next_core::server::ServerConfig;
 use git_next_file_watcher_actor::FileUpdated;
 
-use crate::{messages::ReceiveServerConfig, ServerActor};
+use crate::server::actor::{messages::ReceiveServerConfig, ServerActor};
 
 impl Handler<FileUpdated> for ServerActor {
     type Result = ();
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/mod.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/mod.rs
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/notify_user.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/notify_user.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/notify_user.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/notify_user.rs
index 641c4ae..ca44408 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/notify_user.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/notify_user.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
 use standardwebhooks::Webhook;
 use tracing::Instrument;
 
-use crate::ServerActor;
+use crate::server::actor::ServerActor;
 use git_next_core::server::{self, Notification, NotificationType};
 use git_next_repo_actor::messages::NotifyUser;
 
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_server_config.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_server_config.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_server_config.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_server_config.rs
index 5465d8c..889f5ed 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_server_config.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_server_config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::{
+use crate::server::actor::{
     messages::{ReceiveServerConfig, ReceiveValidServerConfig, ValidServerConfig},
     ServerActor,
 };
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs
index f2fd8b4..17fbb2d 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/receive_valid_server_config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use git_next_webhook_actor::{AddWebhookRecipient, ShutdownWebhook, WebhookActor, WebhookRouter};
 
-use crate::{
+use crate::server::actor::{
     messages::{ReceiveValidServerConfig, ValidServerConfig},
     ServerActor,
 };
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/shutdown.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/shutdown.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/handlers/shutdown.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/shutdown.rs
index c421149..92b05f1 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/handlers/shutdown.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/handlers/shutdown.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use actix::prelude::*;
 use git_next_webhook_actor::ShutdownWebhook;
 
-use crate::{messages::Shutdown, ServerActor};
+use crate::server::actor::{messages::Shutdown, ServerActor};
 
 impl Handler<Shutdown> for ServerActor {
     type Result = ();
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/messages.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/messages.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/messages.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/messages.rs
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaca2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+//
+use actix::prelude::*;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
+mod handlers;
+pub mod messages;
+
+use git_next_core::{
+    git::{repository::factory::RepositoryFactory, Generation, RepoDetails},
+    server::{self, InboundWebhook, ServerConfig, ServerStorage},
+    ForgeAlias, ForgeConfig, GitDir, RepoAlias, ServerRepoConfig, StoragePathType,
+};
+use git_next_repo_actor::messages::NotifyUser;
+use git_next_repo_actor::{messages::CloneRepo, RepoActor};
+use git_next_webhook_actor::WebhookActor;
+
+use kxio::{fs::FileSystem, network::Network};
+
+use std::{
+    collections::BTreeMap,
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
+
+use tracing::{error, info};
+
+use messages::ReceiveServerConfig;
+
+#[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display, derive_more::From)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[display("Failed to create data directories")]
+    FailedToCreateDataDirectory(kxio::fs::Error),
+
+    #[display("The forge data path is not a directory: {path:?}")]
+    ForgeDirIsNotDirectory {
+        path: PathBuf,
+    },
+
+    Config(server::Error),
+
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+}
+type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(derive_with::With)]
+#[with(message_log)]
+pub struct ServerActor {
+    server_config: Option<ServerConfig>,
+    generation: Generation,
+    webhook_actor_addr: Option<Addr<WebhookActor>>,
+    fs: FileSystem,
+    net: Network,
+    repository_factory: Box<dyn RepositoryFactory>,
+    sleep_duration: std::time::Duration,
+    repo_actors: BTreeMap<(ForgeAlias, RepoAlias), Addr<RepoActor>>,
+
+    // testing
+    message_log: Option<Arc<RwLock<Vec<String>>>>,
+}
+impl Actor for ServerActor {
+    type Context = Context<Self>;
+}
+
+impl ServerActor {
+    pub fn new(
+        fs: FileSystem,
+        net: Network,
+        repo: Box<dyn RepositoryFactory>,
+        sleep_duration: std::time::Duration,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let generation = Generation::default();
+        Self {
+            server_config: None,
+            generation,
+            webhook_actor_addr: None,
+            fs,
+            net,
+            repository_factory: repo,
+            sleep_duration,
+            repo_actors: BTreeMap::new(),
+            message_log: None,
+        }
+    }
+    fn create_forge_data_directories(
+        &self,
+        server_config: &ServerConfig,
+        server_dir: &std::path::Path,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        for (forge_name, _forge_config) in server_config.forges() {
+            let forge_dir: PathBuf = (&forge_name).into();
+            let path = server_dir.join(&forge_dir);
+            if self.fs.path_exists(&path)? {
+                if !self.fs.path_is_dir(&path)? {
+                    return Err(Error::ForgeDirIsNotDirectory { path });
+                }
+            } else {
+                info!(%forge_name, ?path, "creating storage");
+                self.fs.dir_create_all(&path)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn create_forge_repos(
+        &self,
+        forge_config: &ForgeConfig,
+        forge_name: ForgeAlias,
+        server_storage: &ServerStorage,
+        webhook: &InboundWebhook,
+        notify_user_recipient: Recipient<NotifyUser>,
+    ) -> Vec<(ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor)> {
+        let span =
+            tracing::info_span!("create_forge_repos", name = %forge_name, config = %forge_config);
+
+        let _guard = span.enter();
+        info!("Creating Forge");
+        let mut repos = vec![];
+        let creator = self.create_actor(forge_name, forge_config.clone(), server_storage, webhook);
+        for (repo_alias, server_repo_config) in forge_config.repos() {
+            let forge_repo = creator((
+                repo_alias,
+                server_repo_config,
+                notify_user_recipient.clone(),
+            ));
+            info!(
+                alias = %forge_repo.1,
+                "Created Repo"
+            );
+            repos.push(forge_repo);
+        }
+        repos
+    }
+
+    fn create_actor(
+        &self,
+        forge_name: ForgeAlias,
+        forge_config: ForgeConfig,
+        server_storage: &ServerStorage,
+        webhook: &InboundWebhook,
+    ) -> impl Fn(
+        (RepoAlias, &ServerRepoConfig, Recipient<NotifyUser>),
+    ) -> (ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor) {
+        let server_storage = server_storage.clone();
+        let webhook = webhook.clone();
+        let net = self.net.clone();
+        let repository_factory = self.repository_factory.duplicate();
+        let generation = self.generation;
+        let sleep_duration = self.sleep_duration;
+        // let notify_user_recipient = server_addr.recipient();
+        move |(repo_alias, server_repo_config, notify_user_recipient)| {
+            let span = tracing::info_span!("create_actor", alias = %repo_alias, config = %server_repo_config);
+            let _guard = span.enter();
+            info!("Creating Repo");
+            let gitdir = server_repo_config.gitdir().map_or_else(
+                || {
+                    GitDir::new(
+                        server_storage
+                            .path()
+                            .join(forge_name.to_string())
+                            .join(repo_alias.to_string()),
+                        StoragePathType::Internal,
+                    )
+                },
+                |gitdir| gitdir,
+            );
+            // INFO: can't canonicalise gitdir as the path needs to exist to do that and we may not
+            //       have cloned the repo yet
+            let repo_details = RepoDetails::new(
+                generation,
+                &repo_alias,
+                server_repo_config,
+                &forge_name,
+                &forge_config,
+                gitdir,
+            );
+            let forge = git_next_forge::Forge::create(repo_details.clone(), net.clone());
+            info!("Starting Repo Actor");
+            let actor = RepoActor::new(
+                repo_details,
+                forge,
+                webhook.clone(),
+                generation,
+                net.clone(),
+                repository_factory.duplicate(),
+                sleep_duration,
+                Some(notify_user_recipient),
+            );
+            (forge_name.clone(), repo_alias, actor)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn start_actor(
+        &self,
+        actor: (ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor),
+    ) -> (RepoAlias, Addr<RepoActor>) {
+        let (forge_name, repo_alias, actor) = actor;
+        let span = tracing::info_span!("start_actor", forge = %forge_name, repo = %repo_alias);
+        let _guard = span.enter();
+        let addr = actor.start();
+        addr.do_send(CloneRepo);
+        info!("Started");
+        (repo_alias, addr)
+    }
+
+    fn server_storage(&self, server_config: &ReceiveServerConfig) -> Option<ServerStorage> {
+        let server_storage = server_config.storage().clone();
+        let dir = server_storage.path();
+        if !dir.exists() {
+            if let Err(err) = self.fs.dir_create(dir) {
+                error!(?err, ?dir, "Failed to create server storage");
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+        let Ok(canon) = dir.canonicalize() else {
+            error!(?dir, "Failed to confirm server storage");
+            return None;
+        };
+        if let Err(err) = self.create_forge_data_directories(server_config, &canon) {
+            error!(?err, "Failure creating forge storage");
+            return None;
+        }
+        Some(server_storage)
+    }
+
+    fn do_send<M>(&mut self, msg: M, _ctx: &mut <Self as actix::Actor>::Context)
+    where
+        M: actix::Message + Send + 'static + std::fmt::Debug,
+        Self: actix::Handler<M>,
+        <M as actix::Message>::Result: Send,
+    {
+        if let Some(message_log) = &self.message_log {
+            let log_message = format!("send: {:?}", msg);
+            if let Ok(mut log) = message_log.write() {
+                log.push(log_message);
+            }
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(test))]
+        _ctx.address().do_send(msg);
+        tracing::info!("sent");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/tests/given.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/given.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/tests/given.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/given.rs
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/tests/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/tests/mod.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/mod.rs
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/tests/receive_server_config.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/receive_server_config.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from crates/server-actor/src/tests/receive_server_config.rs
rename to crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/receive_server_config.rs
index f7cedc2..4225e94 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/tests/receive_server_config.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/actor/tests/receive_server_config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::{tests::given, ReceiveServerConfig, ServerActor};
+use crate::server::actor::{tests::given, ReceiveServerConfig, ServerActor};
 use git_next_core::{
     git,
     server::{Http, InboundWebhook, Notification, ServerConfig, ServerStorage},
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async fn when_webhook_url_has_trailing_slash_should_not_send() {
             server_storage,
             repos,
         )));
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
+    actix_rt::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
 
     //then
     // INFO: assert that ReceiveValidServerConfig is NOT sent
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/server/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/server/mod.rs
index 91953fa..9fbf0ce 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 //
+mod actor;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
 use actix::prelude::*;
 
+use actor::ServerActor;
 use git_next_core::git::RepositoryFactory;
 use git_next_file_watcher_actor::{FileUpdated, FileWatcher};
-use git_next_server_actor::ServerActor;
 
 use kxio::{fs::FileSystem, network::Network};
 use tracing::{error, info, level_filters::LevelFilter};
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn start(
         info!("Server running - Press Ctrl-C to stop...");
         let _ = actix_rt::signal::ctrl_c().await;
         info!("Ctrl-C received, shutting down...");
-        server.do_send(git_next_server_actor::messages::Shutdown);
+        server.do_send(crate::server::actor::messages::Shutdown);
         actix_rt::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
         System::current().stop();
     };
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/Cargo.toml b/crates/server-actor/Cargo.toml
index ee3d5ae..e779402 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/server-actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,32 +7,7 @@ repository = { workspace = true }
 description = "Server actor for git-next, the trunk-based development manager"
 
 [dependencies]
-git-next-core = { workspace = true }
-git-next-forge = { workspace = true }
-git-next-repo-actor = { workspace = true }
-git-next-file-watcher-actor = { workspace = true }
-git-next-webhook-actor = { workspace = true }
 
-# logging
-tracing = { workspace = true }
-
-# fs/network
-kxio = { workspace = true }
-
-# boilerplate
-derive_more = { workspace = true }
-derive-with = { workspace = true }
-
-# Actors
-actix = { workspace = true }
-
-# Webhooks
-serde = { workspace = true }
-serde_json = { workspace = true }
-ulid = { workspace = true }
-time = { workspace = true }
-secrecy = { workspace = true }
-standardwebhooks = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 # Testing
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/README.md b/crates/server-actor/README.md
index ddc70e2..b90af45 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/README.md
+++ b/crates/server-actor/README.md
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ development workflows where each commit must pass CI before being included in
 the main branch.
 
 See [git-next](https://crates.io/crates/git-next) for more information.
+
+N.B. this crate has been merged into [git-next](https://crates.io/git-next).
diff --git a/crates/server-actor/src/lib.rs b/crates/server-actor/src/lib.rs
index fbaca2c..749ded1 100644
--- a/crates/server-actor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/server-actor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,244 +1 @@
-//
-use actix::prelude::*;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests;
-
-mod handlers;
-pub mod messages;
-
-use git_next_core::{
-    git::{repository::factory::RepositoryFactory, Generation, RepoDetails},
-    server::{self, InboundWebhook, ServerConfig, ServerStorage},
-    ForgeAlias, ForgeConfig, GitDir, RepoAlias, ServerRepoConfig, StoragePathType,
-};
-use git_next_repo_actor::messages::NotifyUser;
-use git_next_repo_actor::{messages::CloneRepo, RepoActor};
-use git_next_webhook_actor::WebhookActor;
-
-use kxio::{fs::FileSystem, network::Network};
-
-use std::{
-    collections::BTreeMap,
-    path::PathBuf,
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-};
-
-use tracing::{error, info};
-
-use messages::ReceiveServerConfig;
-
-#[derive(Debug, derive_more::Display, derive_more::From)]
-pub enum Error {
-    #[display("Failed to create data directories")]
-    FailedToCreateDataDirectory(kxio::fs::Error),
-
-    #[display("The forge data path is not a directory: {path:?}")]
-    ForgeDirIsNotDirectory {
-        path: PathBuf,
-    },
-
-    Config(server::Error),
-
-    Io(std::io::Error),
-}
-type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
-
-#[derive(derive_with::With)]
-#[with(message_log)]
-pub struct ServerActor {
-    server_config: Option<ServerConfig>,
-    generation: Generation,
-    webhook_actor_addr: Option<Addr<WebhookActor>>,
-    fs: FileSystem,
-    net: Network,
-    repository_factory: Box<dyn RepositoryFactory>,
-    sleep_duration: std::time::Duration,
-    repo_actors: BTreeMap<(ForgeAlias, RepoAlias), Addr<RepoActor>>,
-
-    // testing
-    message_log: Option<Arc<RwLock<Vec<String>>>>,
-}
-impl Actor for ServerActor {
-    type Context = Context<Self>;
-}
-
-impl ServerActor {
-    pub fn new(
-        fs: FileSystem,
-        net: Network,
-        repo: Box<dyn RepositoryFactory>,
-        sleep_duration: std::time::Duration,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let generation = Generation::default();
-        Self {
-            server_config: None,
-            generation,
-            webhook_actor_addr: None,
-            fs,
-            net,
-            repository_factory: repo,
-            sleep_duration,
-            repo_actors: BTreeMap::new(),
-            message_log: None,
-        }
-    }
-    fn create_forge_data_directories(
-        &self,
-        server_config: &ServerConfig,
-        server_dir: &std::path::Path,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
-        for (forge_name, _forge_config) in server_config.forges() {
-            let forge_dir: PathBuf = (&forge_name).into();
-            let path = server_dir.join(&forge_dir);
-            if self.fs.path_exists(&path)? {
-                if !self.fs.path_is_dir(&path)? {
-                    return Err(Error::ForgeDirIsNotDirectory { path });
-                }
-            } else {
-                info!(%forge_name, ?path, "creating storage");
-                self.fs.dir_create_all(&path)?;
-            }
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn create_forge_repos(
-        &self,
-        forge_config: &ForgeConfig,
-        forge_name: ForgeAlias,
-        server_storage: &ServerStorage,
-        webhook: &InboundWebhook,
-        notify_user_recipient: Recipient<NotifyUser>,
-    ) -> Vec<(ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor)> {
-        let span =
-            tracing::info_span!("create_forge_repos", name = %forge_name, config = %forge_config);
-
-        let _guard = span.enter();
-        info!("Creating Forge");
-        let mut repos = vec![];
-        let creator = self.create_actor(forge_name, forge_config.clone(), server_storage, webhook);
-        for (repo_alias, server_repo_config) in forge_config.repos() {
-            let forge_repo = creator((
-                repo_alias,
-                server_repo_config,
-                notify_user_recipient.clone(),
-            ));
-            info!(
-                alias = %forge_repo.1,
-                "Created Repo"
-            );
-            repos.push(forge_repo);
-        }
-        repos
-    }
-
-    fn create_actor(
-        &self,
-        forge_name: ForgeAlias,
-        forge_config: ForgeConfig,
-        server_storage: &ServerStorage,
-        webhook: &InboundWebhook,
-    ) -> impl Fn(
-        (RepoAlias, &ServerRepoConfig, Recipient<NotifyUser>),
-    ) -> (ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor) {
-        let server_storage = server_storage.clone();
-        let webhook = webhook.clone();
-        let net = self.net.clone();
-        let repository_factory = self.repository_factory.duplicate();
-        let generation = self.generation;
-        let sleep_duration = self.sleep_duration;
-        // let notify_user_recipient = server_addr.recipient();
-        move |(repo_alias, server_repo_config, notify_user_recipient)| {
-            let span = tracing::info_span!("create_actor", alias = %repo_alias, config = %server_repo_config);
-            let _guard = span.enter();
-            info!("Creating Repo");
-            let gitdir = server_repo_config.gitdir().map_or_else(
-                || {
-                    GitDir::new(
-                        server_storage
-                            .path()
-                            .join(forge_name.to_string())
-                            .join(repo_alias.to_string()),
-                        StoragePathType::Internal,
-                    )
-                },
-                |gitdir| gitdir,
-            );
-            // INFO: can't canonicalise gitdir as the path needs to exist to do that and we may not
-            //       have cloned the repo yet
-            let repo_details = RepoDetails::new(
-                generation,
-                &repo_alias,
-                server_repo_config,
-                &forge_name,
-                &forge_config,
-                gitdir,
-            );
-            let forge = git_next_forge::Forge::create(repo_details.clone(), net.clone());
-            info!("Starting Repo Actor");
-            let actor = RepoActor::new(
-                repo_details,
-                forge,
-                webhook.clone(),
-                generation,
-                net.clone(),
-                repository_factory.duplicate(),
-                sleep_duration,
-                Some(notify_user_recipient),
-            );
-            (forge_name.clone(), repo_alias, actor)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn start_actor(
-        &self,
-        actor: (ForgeAlias, RepoAlias, RepoActor),
-    ) -> (RepoAlias, Addr<RepoActor>) {
-        let (forge_name, repo_alias, actor) = actor;
-        let span = tracing::info_span!("start_actor", forge = %forge_name, repo = %repo_alias);
-        let _guard = span.enter();
-        let addr = actor.start();
-        addr.do_send(CloneRepo);
-        info!("Started");
-        (repo_alias, addr)
-    }
-
-    fn server_storage(&self, server_config: &ReceiveServerConfig) -> Option<ServerStorage> {
-        let server_storage = server_config.storage().clone();
-        let dir = server_storage.path();
-        if !dir.exists() {
-            if let Err(err) = self.fs.dir_create(dir) {
-                error!(?err, ?dir, "Failed to create server storage");
-                return None;
-            }
-        }
-        let Ok(canon) = dir.canonicalize() else {
-            error!(?dir, "Failed to confirm server storage");
-            return None;
-        };
-        if let Err(err) = self.create_forge_data_directories(server_config, &canon) {
-            error!(?err, "Failure creating forge storage");
-            return None;
-        }
-        Some(server_storage)
-    }
-
-    fn do_send<M>(&mut self, msg: M, _ctx: &mut <Self as actix::Actor>::Context)
-    where
-        M: actix::Message + Send + 'static + std::fmt::Debug,
-        Self: actix::Handler<M>,
-        <M as actix::Message>::Result: Send,
-    {
-        if let Some(message_log) = &self.message_log {
-            let log_message = format!("send: {:?}", msg);
-            if let Ok(mut log) = message_log.write() {
-                log.push(log_message);
-            }
-        }
-        #[cfg(not(test))]
-        _ctx.address().do_send(msg);
-        tracing::info!("sent");
-    }
-}
+// moved to /crates/cli/src/server/actor