Changing KGCOE GitLab Repository URLs from HTTPS to SSH

To update your existing repositories to SSH:

1. Open your repository in kgcoe-git.rit.edu

2. Click on the “Clone” button

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3. Copy the repository URL. It should like this:

   • git@kgcoe-git.rit.edu:<user>/<project>.git
     

4. On Linux/Mac:
   • Open your terminal and navigate to your repository
   • Run the following to update your URL:

     •  git remote set-url origin <url_from_step_3>
       

   • Run the following to verify that the change has been made:

     •  git remote -v
       

5. On Windows w/ Git Bash:
   • Open Git Bash and navigate to your repository
   • Run the following to update your URL:

     •  git remote set-url origin <url_from_step_3>
       

   • Run the following to verify that the change has been made:

     •  git remote -v
       

6. On Windows w/ GitHub Desktop Client:
   • Open the GitHub Desktop Client and select your repository
   • Click the “Repository” menu, then “Repository settings…”

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• Click “Remote”
• Change “Primary remote repository” to the URL you copied in Step 3

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• Click “Save”

1. On Windows w/ TortoiseGit:
   • Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder containing your repository
   • Right-click on your repository folder and select “TortoiseGit”, then “Settings”

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• Click “Git”, then “Remote”
• Select “origin” on the right side of the window
• Change the “URL” field to the URL you copied in Step 3

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• Click “Apply”
• Click “OK”

1. Alternatively, if all of your changes have been pushed to kgcoe-git.rit.edu, you can delete your local copy of the repository and clone it again
   • Verify that all of your changes have been pushed to kgcoe-git.rit.edu:

     •  git status
       

   • If you’re unsure whether all of your changes have been pushed, do not use this method
   • Delete the folder containing your local copy of the repository
   • Clone a new copy of the repository using your preferred method (e.g. terminal, Git Bash, TortoiseGit)