Adding a remote git repo through intelliJ

Question

I want to know how to add a remote git repo via intelliJ, not through the git bash. Now, from what I've seen in this tutorial, it can be done, but whenever I try to push, the dialogue never comes up. If you push to the very bottom, you can see that it can be done in probably a previous version of IntelliJ. How can you do it with version 12 or rather PyCharm 2.6?

Solution 1

UPDATE: this feature is available since 2016.3 version.

VCS | Git | Remotes | Add (Alt+Insert).

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Original answer:

You can choose from the existing remotes, but you can't add new remotes from the UI, there is a feature request:

• IDEA-87099 Provide ability to add remote repositories to local git repository

The workaround, for those new to Git is to use the commandline and add a remote like so:

git remote add remoteName remoteUrl

After that, the remote will show up in the pull dialog in Intellij, but it won't show any branches until you do a fetch, like so:

git fetch remoteName

Solution 2

If you want a menu entry, I think for now the easiest workaround is to create an "external tool" menu entry (Preferences -> Tools -> External Tools -> Add) in IntelliJ or Pycharm. I've created one that calls '/usr/bin/git' with 'remote add origin $Prompt$' (which opens a prompt window asking for the remote git URL) and the current dir field left blank. This works great for my workflow (create local git repository, later push it to a new remote one).

Solution 3

This isn't possible in PyCharm (for now), but if you'd like to use a GUI tool instead of the console, I would recommend SourceTree (free to use).

Once set up in SourceTree (Repository -> Add Remote), it will be visible and usable in PyCharm as well.

Comments

[Timo]

Time passes but the IntelliJ Team it seems does not work on the issue of creating a remote git account from the programme.

[PeterS]

Not sure how a tool that requires me to log into atlassian is helping to add files to my local git.

[Ian G]

for those of you that are special like me :) make sure (at least in Windows) to change directory to the root of your IntelliJ project where the ".git" folder is then run these commands.

[mlissner]

Good news. This is landing in the next version of Intellij! Check the link above.

[alexander remus]

Is there something I'm missing? Cannot find it in IDEA 2021... I see 'VCS' in the menu bar, but from there I cannot find 'Git'

[CrazyCoder]

@alexanderremus VCS | Create Git Repository first.