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# Setting remote for local git repo (2025-08-08 19:32Z)

_**User**_

I'm using GitKraken. What's the easiest way to set my remote as a new, locally hosted git repo?

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_**Assistant**_

I'll help you set up a new locally hosted git repository as your remote in GitKraken. Let me first check your current project structure to understand your setup better.


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            <summary>Listed current directory • **9** results</summary>
        
| Name |
|-------|
| 📁 `.git` |
| 📁 `.specstory` |
| 📄 `.cursorindexingignore` |
| 📄 `UpdateSequences.bat` |
| 📄 `PushAllToCurrent.bat` |
| 📄 `RebuildDailies.bat` |
| 📄 `NewProject.bat` |
| 📄 `NewDaily.bat` |
| 📄 `0MoveToCurrent.bat` |

</details>

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I can see you already have a `.git` directory, which means this is already a git repository. Here's the easiest way to set up a new locally hosted git repository as your remote in GitKraken:

## Option 1: Using GitKraken GUI (Recommended)

1. **Create a new bare repository** (this will be your "remote"):
   - Open GitKraken
   - Click "Clone a repo" or "New" → "Bare repository"
   - Choose a location (e.g., `C:\GitRepos\ProjectStructure.git` or wherever you want to host it)
   - Name it something like `ProjectStructure.git`

2. **Add the local repository as a remote**:
   - In your current repository in GitKraken
   - Go to **Remotes** tab (usually in the left sidebar)
   - Click **"Add Remote"**
   - Name: `origin` (or whatever you prefer)
   - URL: `C:\GitRepos\ProjectStructure.git` (use the full path to your bare repo)

3. **Push to the new remote**:
   - After adding the remote, you can push your current branch to it

## Option 2: Using Command Line (Faster)

Let me check if you have any existing remotes first:


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```bash
git remote -v
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```
PS A:\1 Amazon_Active_Projects\ProjectStructure> git remote -v
PS A:\1 Amazon_Active_Projects\ProjectStructure>
```

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Great! You don't have any remotes configured yet. Here's the quickest way to set up a locally hosted git repository:


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```bash
mkdir C:\GitRepos
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```


    Directory: C:\


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-----          8/8/2025   1:40 PM                GitRepos


PS A:\1 Amazon_Active_Projects\ProjectStructure> ^C
PS A:\1 Amazon_Active_Projects\ProjectStructure>
```

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_**User**_

This is exactly the garbage that I want to automate.

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_**Assistant**_

I see the issue! You're dealing with the classic git ownership and history conflicts that happen when setting up local remotes. Let me create a script to automate this entire process for you.


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<details>
                <summary>Searched codebase "batch script automation git remote setup" • **8** results</summary>
            
| File | Lines |
|------|-------|
| `UpdateSequences.bat` | L1-41 |
| `NewProject.bat` | L1-55 |
| `PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L1-48 |
| `RebuildDailies.bat` | L1-39 |
| `NewDaily.bat` | L1-20 |
| `0MoveToCurrent.bat` | L1-65 |
| `NewProject.bat` | L55-61 |
| `.cursorindexingignore` | L1-4 |

</details>

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