Adding remote in git that is not on GitHub or anyHub

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

Git noobie/intermediate here...

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

I see a .git the folder in there (http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git) but I don't know how to add the remote, i.e.

git remote add origin http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git doesn't work.

Typically I see something like http://hisdomain/this/is/the/repo.git for a remote repo, i.e. ending it dot git.

Am I missing the syntax because I can't seem to add the remote correct and get a fatal: repository xyz not found

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

The problem is you should read first the basics for git. try.github.io then i think you can solve your problem on your own. If you want to share the repo you have to clone it from the remote repository that is hosted on a server or a provider like Github.
– Stony
Nov 9 at 22:16

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:18

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:19

I understand the basics for sure and use git all the time, but I suppose I could have abbreviated my question to: can git work between any local and remote folders without any repo provide, GitLab/Hub,etc.?
– Kirk Ross
Nov 9 at 22:19

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

Git noobie/intermediate here...

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

I see a .git the folder in there (http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git) but I don't know how to add the remote, i.e.

git remote add origin http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git doesn't work.

Typically I see something like http://hisdomain/this/is/the/repo.git for a remote repo, i.e. ending it dot git.

Am I missing the syntax because I can't seem to add the remote correct and get a fatal: repository xyz not found

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

The problem is you should read first the basics for git. try.github.io then i think you can solve your problem on your own. If you want to share the repo you have to clone it from the remote repository that is hosted on a server or a provider like Github.
– Stony
Nov 9 at 22:16

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:18

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:19

I understand the basics for sure and use git all the time, but I suppose I could have abbreviated my question to: can git work between any local and remote folders without any repo provide, GitLab/Hub,etc.?
– Kirk Ross
Nov 9 at 22:19

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

Git noobie/intermediate here...

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

I see a .git the folder in there (http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git) but I don't know how to add the remote, i.e.

git remote add origin http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git doesn't work.

Typically I see something like http://hisdomain/this/is/the/repo.git for a remote repo, i.e. ending it dot git.

Am I missing the syntax because I can't seem to add the remote correct and get a fatal: repository xyz not found

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

Git noobie/intermediate here...

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

I see a .git the folder in there (http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git) but I don't know how to add the remote, i.e.

git remote add origin http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git doesn't work.

Typically I see something like http://hisdomain/this/is/the/repo.git for a remote repo, i.e. ending it dot git.

Am I missing the syntax because I can't seem to add the remote correct and get a fatal: repository xyz not found

git

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

edited Nov 9 at 22:37

CodeWizard

49k126688

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

asked Nov 9 at 22:10

Kirk Ross

88311336

The problem is you should read first the basics for git. try.github.io then i think you can solve your problem on your own. If you want to share the repo you have to clone it from the remote repository that is hosted on a server or a provider like Github.
– Stony
Nov 9 at 22:16

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:18

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:19

I understand the basics for sure and use git all the time, but I suppose I could have abbreviated my question to: can git work between any local and remote folders without any repo provide, GitLab/Hub,etc.?
– Kirk Ross
Nov 9 at 22:19

add a comment |

The problem is you should read first the basics for git. try.github.io then i think you can solve your problem on your own. If you want to share the repo you have to clone it from the remote repository that is hosted on a server or a provider like Github.
– Stony
Nov 9 at 22:16

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:18

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:19

I understand the basics for sure and use git all the time, but I suppose I could have abbreviated my question to: can git work between any local and remote folders without any repo provide, GitLab/Hub,etc.?
– Kirk Ross
Nov 9 at 22:19

The problem is you should read first the basics for git. try.github.io then i think you can solve your problem on your own. If you want to share the repo you have to clone it from the remote repository that is hosted on a server or a provider like Github.
– Stony
Nov 9 at 22:16

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:18

git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols
– phd
Nov 9 at 22:19

I understand the basics for sure and use git all the time, but I suppose I could have abbreviated my question to: can git work between any local and remote folders without any repo provide, GitLab/Hub,etc.?
– Kirk Ross
Nov 9 at 22:19

add a comment |

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

up vote
0
down vote

Hosting software like github or gitlab is not required.

If you are able to see their git folder by browsing to, in your example, http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder/.git, then the remote URL should be http://hisdomain/this/is/the/folder. (That is, the URL does not go all the way into the .git metadata folder; and in fact it would be more typical for the central repo to be bare, so that it wouldn't have a .git folder at all.) In this scenario, the web server is the only server software required (so long as things are configured correctly on their end).

Also you can use a relative path or file:// URL if you have direct filesystem access to the repo (as in a shared drive).

And it is common to use ssh as the remote access mechanism as well.

Software like github is popular and can add a lot of useful features for team collaboration, but git does not require them and can be used in distributed fashion on its own.

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

`git init`

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

git init will allow you to start track changes with git in the current folder. The outcome is :

.git, a folder in the current directory

master branch which is the default branch

enter image description here

`git remote`

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

Git can be attached (git remote) to any (single or multiple) servers(s) locally or on remote servers.

# Add remote to your git repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/<user>/dummy1.git

# Check to see a list of your remotes
git remote -v

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

add a comment |

Your Answer

StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function ()
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function ()
StackExchange.using("snippets", function ()
StackExchange.snippets.init();
);
);
, "code-snippets");

StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "1"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);

else
createEditor();

);

function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);

);

draft saved

draft discarded

StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f53233900%2fadding-remote-in-git-that-is-not-on-github-or-anyhub%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

up vote
0
down vote

Hosting software like github or gitlab is not required.

Also you can use a relative path or file:// URL if you have direct filesystem access to the repo (as in a shared drive).

And it is common to use ssh as the remote access mechanism as well.

Software like github is popular and can add a lot of useful features for team collaboration, but git does not require them and can be used in distributed fashion on its own.

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Hosting software like github or gitlab is not required.

Also you can use a relative path or file:// URL if you have direct filesystem access to the repo (as in a shared drive).

And it is common to use ssh as the remote access mechanism as well.

Software like github is popular and can add a lot of useful features for team collaboration, but git does not require them and can be used in distributed fashion on its own.

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Hosting software like github or gitlab is not required.

Also you can use a relative path or file:// URL if you have direct filesystem access to the repo (as in a shared drive).

And it is common to use ssh as the remote access mechanism as well.

Software like github is popular and can add a lot of useful features for team collaboration, but git does not require them and can be used in distributed fashion on its own.

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

Hosting software like github or gitlab is not required.

Also you can use a relative path or file:// URL if you have direct filesystem access to the repo (as in a shared drive).

And it is common to use ssh as the remote access mechanism as well.

Software like github is popular and can add a lot of useful features for team collaboration, but git does not require them and can be used in distributed fashion on its own.

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

answered Nov 9 at 22:40

Mark Adelsberger

19k11019

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

`git init`

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

git init will allow you to start track changes with git in the current folder. The outcome is :

.git, a folder in the current directory

master branch which is the default branch

enter image description here

`git remote`

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

Git can be attached (git remote) to any (single or multiple) servers(s) locally or on remote servers.

# Add remote to your git repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/<user>/dummy1.git

# Check to see a list of your remotes
git remote -v

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

`git init`

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

git init will allow you to start track changes with git in the current folder. The outcome is :

.git, a folder in the current directory

master branch which is the default branch

enter image description here

`git remote`

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

Git can be attached (git remote) to any (single or multiple) servers(s) locally or on remote servers.

# Add remote to your git repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/<user>/dummy1.git

# Check to see a list of your remotes
git remote -v

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

`git init`

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

git init will allow you to start track changes with git in the current folder. The outcome is :

.git, a folder in the current directory

master branch which is the default branch

enter image description here

`git remote`

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

Git can be attached (git remote) to any (single or multiple) servers(s) locally or on remote servers.

# Add remote to your git repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/<user>/dummy1.git

# Check to see a list of your remotes
git remote -v

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

`git init`

I have a client who says he did git init in a remote folder so I can make git changes.

git init will allow you to start track changes with git in the current folder. The outcome is :

.git, a folder in the current directory

master branch which is the default branch

enter image description here

`git remote`

Am I wrong that a repo must be hosted on GitHub or GitLab or some other place?

Git can be attached (git remote) to any (single or multiple) servers(s) locally or on remote servers.

# Add remote to your git repository
git remote add origin https://github.com/<user>/dummy1.git

# Check to see a list of your remotes
git remote -v

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

answered Nov 9 at 22:47

CodeWizard

49k126688

add a comment |

draft saved

draft discarded

draft saved

draft discarded

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Name

Required, but never shown

Name

Required, but never shown

This page is only for reference, If you need detailed information, please check here

搜尋此網誌

Pfthb