How to import git repository without http prefix?

[Baztheman]

Hi, 

All the import instructions I have found are related to source repository with URL, http preflix.

If i normally do a "git clone git:/git/software/xxx.git" with git is the hostname, how can I import this to BB and maintain the history?

Thanks.

B.

[Mikael Sandberg]

Hi Barry,

To import an exiting repository using SSH (that is what the git: prefix means) you need to:

1. clone your existing repository using the --bare parameter:

   git clone --bare git:/git/software/xxx.git

2. If you have not done so already, create a new repository on your Bitbucket Server
3. Add your SSH key to either your profile in Bitbucket or as a access key for the repository.
4. Once the SSH key is added and you click on clone for this new Bitbucket repository, it should show you the ssh URL for it, like ssh://git@bitbucket:7999/pr/xxx.git
5. cd into your bare clone, and add Bitbucket as a remote
   

   cd my_repository
   git remote add bitbucket ssh://git@bitbucket:7999/pr/xxx.git

6. Push everything to Bitbucket
   

   git push --all bitbucket
   git push --tags bitbucket

7. Remove your bare clone of the repository.

You can also replace the origin URL instead of adding an extra one for Bitbucket. Just use the below command in step 5 instead of git remote add...

git remote set-url origin ssh://git@bitbucket:7999/pr/xxx.git

[Baztheman]

Mikael, thank you for your quick answer. Yes thats what I am doing cause I couldnt figure out how to import with the "git:" prefix. Barry