Don't really have much else. I do have "M-x g" bound to "magit-status" so that as long as my PWD is in a repository, no matter if it is remote or not, I get my git status buffer. That didn't really require any setup, though. Magit already "does the right thing" if you are on a remote machine.

I did have to add a lot to my tramp path. Can't remember why, right off. I just know that it helps find a lot of things that don't make the standard path for some reason.