How can I clone a local git repository with all the commit history to bitbucket.org?

Question

I'm new to bitbucket and haven't used git so much either.  I have always worked locally with a git desktop GUI, and I've versioned my software development locally.  Now I created a bitbucket account and I want to upload my code with all commit history.  Is there a way to do it, or do I have to start from where I am now?  I don't mind if I need to use Sourcetree or just the command line.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Ana Retamal · Answer

So glad to hear that, Adrián! If you need anything else, let us know :)

Have a nice day,

Ana

Adrián Alvarez · Answer

Great!!!!  I've done it successfully!!  Thank you very much, now I'll be uploading all my local version control projects here!

jredmond · Answer

First, you'll need to create the repository (or repositories) on Bitbucket first. Leave them empty and do the rest from your system.

Next, go to the local repo and add the remote:

git remote add bitbucket https://username@bitbucket.org/owner/repo.git

OR

git remote add bitbucket git@bitbucket.org:owner/repo.git

where "username" is your username; "owner" is the repository's owner (which might be the same as your username); and "repo" is the name of the repository on Bitbucket. You can name the remote "bitbucket", as I've done in this example, or "origin", or any name that you are not already using.

Then push:

git push bitbucket --mirror

That will populate the repository on the "bitbucket" remote with all branches and tags from your local copy. Please see https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push for more options with the push command.

If you're using a GUI client, like SourceTree, then the concepts are the same (create the repo on BB, add the remote, then push to it) but the specific things to click will vary.