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Using GitHub & GitLab at the same Time

Using GitHub & GitLab at the same Time

To upload your code to both GitHub and GitLab simultaneously, you can configure multiple remotes in your Git repository. Here's how you can achieve this:

  1. Navigate to your local repository: Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory of the Git repository that you want to configure for dual uploading.

  2. Add remotes: Use the following commands to add the remotes for GitHub and GitLab:

      git remote add github <GitHub repository URL>
      git remote add gitlab <GitLab repository URL>

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Replace <GitHub repository URL> and <GitLab repository URL> with the respective URLs of your GitHub and GitLab repositories.

3.Verify remotes: Run the following command to confirm that the remotes were added successfully:

                 git remote -v

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This command will display the list of remote repositories associated with your local repository, including both GitHub and GitLab.

4.Push to multiple remotes: When you want to push your code to both GitHub and GitLab, you can use the following command:

This command will push all branches to all configured remotes, which in this case include GitHub and GitLab. The branches and their corresponding commits will be uploaded to both platforms simultaneously.

              git push --all
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By configuring multiple remotes and using the git push --all command, you can push your code to both GitHub and GitLab with a single command. Keep in mind that you will need appropriate access and permissions on both platforms to perform the push operation successfully.

Additionally, note that you can customize the remote names (e.g., github and gitlab) to your preference when adding the remotes.

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Jon Randy 🎖️

Or just set up repository mirroring on GitLab

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moha230

how ???

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Jon Randy 🎖️

Repository mirroring | GitLab

Use repository mirroring to push or pull the contents of a Git repository into another repository.

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