A remote URL is Git's fancy way of saying "the place where your code is stored." That URL could be your repository on GitHub, or another user's fork, or even on a completely different server.
You can only push to two types of URL addresses:
- An HTTPS URL like
https://[hostname]/user/repo.git - An SSH URL, like
git@[hostname]:user/repo.git
Git associates a remote URL with a name, and your default remote is usually called origin.
For information on the differences between these URLs, see "Which remote URL should I use?"
Creating remotes
You can use the git remote add command to match a remote URL with a name.
For example, you'd type the following in the command line:
git remote add origin <REMOTE_URL> This associates the name origin with the REMOTE_URL.
You can use the command git remote set-url to change a remote's URL.