diff --git a/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py b/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
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+++ b/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    import rhodecode
+    from rhodecode.lib.hooks import handle_git_post_receive
+except ImportError:
+    rhodecode = None
+
+
+def main():
+    if rhodecode is None:
+        # exit with success if we cannot import rhodecode !!
+        # this allows simply push to this repo even without
+        # rhodecode
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    repo_path = os.path.abspath('.')
+    push_data = sys.stdin.read().strip().split(' ')
+    # os.environ is modified here by a subprocess call that
+    # runs git and later git executes this hook.
+    # Environ get's some additional info from rhodecode system
+    # like IP or username from basic-auth
+    handle_git_post_receive(repo_path, push_data, os.environ)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()