How to push the contents of a local versioned GIT repository to an empty GIT repository via SSH

[kiusau]

BACKGROUND:  I have created a GIT repository on the Lunarpages/HostPapa server.  It is filled with content made from a copy of a production subdomain located on the same server.  The repository is located above the public_html in which the production subdomain is located.

I have also created a GIT repository on BitBucket.  With the exception of a .gitignore file it is empty.  It shares the same as that of my repository on the Lunarpages/HostPapa server.

I have also created public and private keys of the SSH-RSA sort and copied the public key to my BitBucket account.  Further, I have managed to establish a connection via the following command.

ssh -v git@bitbucket.org

The eventual response is "You can use git or hg to connect to Bitbucket. Shell access is disabled.  This deploy key has read access to the following repositories:
Kiusau/grammercaptive".

When I open the settings for the empty repository in search of a place to enable access I can find no relevant menu option.

In addition, I have tried to push and clone from the Lunarpages/HostPapa to the BitBucket server via both HTTP request and SSH, but to no avail.  The Atlassian guidelines -- no matter how I implement them -- simply do not resolve the problem.  I am exhausted.

Please advise.

Roddy

[Mikael Sandberg · Accepted solution]

Hi Roddy,

When you do the push to Bitbucket, do you get an error message? Also, go to settings for your repository to check that your key was not added as an access key to the repository instead of to your profile.

[kiusau]

Thank you, Mikael.  I removed the SSH key from my BitBucket repository and added it to my BitBucket account and applied the following command:

[root@vps .git]# git push -u origin --all

The whole of the repository is now being pushed.

Not to be ungrateful, but what, then, is the purpose of the access key to the BitBucket repository, and what key should be entered there to achieve that purpose?

Roddy

[Mikael Sandberg]

Access keys are used to grant read-only access to repositories but you still want the user or service to authenticate against Bitbucket. You can find more information about it here, Access keys.

[kiusau]

Thank you, Mikael.  And, have a great weekend!

You have been extremely helpful.

Roddy

[Mikael Sandberg]

You're welcome, and the same to you!