When you create a repository on your GitHub Enterprise instance, 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.

This procedure assumes you have already created a repository on your GitHub Enterprise instance, or have an existing repository owned by someone else you'd like to contribute to.

  1. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  2. In the right sidebar of the repository page, click to copy the clone URL for the repository. Clone URL button

  3. Open TerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  4. Change the current working directory to the location where you want the cloned directory to be made.

  5. Type git clone, and then paste the URL you copied in Step 2.

    git clone https://hostname/YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY

  6. Press Enter. Your local clone will be created.

    git clone https://hostname/YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY
Cloning into `Spoon-Knife`...
remote: Counting objects: 10, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (8/8), done.
remove: Total 10 (delta 1), reused 10 (delta 1)
Unpacking objects: 100% (10/10), done.

Cloning a repository to GitHub Desktop

  1. Sign in to GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Desktop before you start to clone.

  2. On GitHub Enterprise, navigate to the main page of the repository.

  3. In the right sidebar of the repository page, click Clone in Desktop to clone the repository and open it in GitHub Desktop. Clone in desktop button

  4. In GitHub Desktop, after verifying the name and location on your hard drive where you'd like to clone the repository, click Clone. Clone button in desktop