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Moving a Git repository from BitBucket to GitHub
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Pre-requisites

A new, empty Git Repository has to be created on GitHub.com (do not initialize it with a Readme or alike, when asked!)

How-to migrate Git Repository to GitHub

$ cd /path/to/project
$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/[account]/[repository].git
$ git push upstream master
$ git push --tags upstream

Decomissioning

  • First, check in the target GitHub Repository that all files, commits & tags have been successfully transferred
  • Now you may disable/remove the repository on BitBucket safely
  • When using Sourcetree, edit the "Respository settings...":
    • I personally liked to remove the old Remote "origin" (from BitBucket)
    • and changed the name of the GitHub Remote from "upstream" to "origin" instead

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