Creating and managing repositories
You can create a repository on GitHub Enterprise Server to store and collaborate on your project's files, then manage the repository's name and location.
About repositories
A repository contains all of your code, your files, and each file's revision history. You can discuss and manage your work within the repository.
Best practices for repositories
Learn how to use repositories most effectively.
Quickstart for repositories
Learn how to create a new repository and commit your first change in 5 minutes.
Repository limits
Learn about limitations for repositories.
Creating a new repository
You can create a new repository on your personal account or any organization where you have sufficient permissions.
Creating a repository from a template
You can generate a new repository with the same directory structure and files as an existing repository.
Creating a template repository
You can make an existing repository a template, so you and others can generate new repositories with the same directory structure, branches, and files.
Creating an issues-only repository
GitHub Enterprise Server does not provide issues-only access permissions, but you can accomplish this using a second repository which contains only the issues.
Duplicating a repository
To maintain a mirror of a repository without forking it, you can run a special clone command, then mirror-push to the new repository.
Cloning a repository
When you create a repository on GitHub, it exists as a remote repository. You can clone your repository to create a local copy on your computer and sync between the two locations.
Troubleshooting cloning errors
If you're having trouble cloning a repository, check these common errors.
Renaming a repository
You can rename a repository if you're either an organization owner or have admin permissions for the repository.
Transferring a repository
You can transfer repositories to other users or organization accounts.
Deleting a repository
You can delete any repository or fork if you're either an organization owner or have admin permissions for the repository or fork. Deleting a forked repository does not delete the upstream repository.
Restoring a deleted repository
An enterprise owner can restore some deleted repositories to recover their contents.