Intellij IDEA how to upload project to remote branch with git plugin?

Question

I have Intellij IDEA 12.0.1 I am using build-in Git plugin. I am able to create local repository. Now I want to upload my source code to remote repository. Can I do this with Intellij IDEA plugin?

Thank you.

Answer 1

You can't upload your local Git repository to remote using IntelliJ IDEA plugin. For this you need to use Git Bash or Git client, for example Source Tree.

To create local Git repository with IntelliJ IDEA plugin

1. In IntelliJ IDEA menu VCS -> Import into Version Control -> Create Git Repository
2. In pop up window select your project and click ok.
3. Commit all necessary files to you local branch master

To upload local repository to remote using Git Bash

1. Open Git Bash and navigate to your project folder e.g cd 'D:\projects\TestProject'
2. In Git Bash git remote add origin http//IP/path/to/repository
3. In Git Bash git push origin master
4. In IntelliJ IDEA right-click on project select Synchronize 'TestProject'
5. In IntelliJ IDEA right-click on project select Git -> Repository -> Branches -> origin/master -> Checkout as new local branch

To upload local repository to remote using Source Tree

1. In Source Tree File -> Open and navigate to your project folder e.g cd 'D:\projects\TestProject'
2. In Source Tree Repository -> Add Remote, you should see Repository Settings window
3. Click Add button, and fill Remote details
4. Finally click Ok button Now you should be able to do pull/push using IntelliJ IDEA plugin.
5. In IntelliJ IDEA right-click on project select Synchronize 'TestProject'
6. In IntelliJ IDEA right-click on project select Git -> Repository -> Branches -> origin/master -> Checkout as new local branch

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Now you should be able to do pull/push using IntelliJ IDEA plugin.

Answer 2

It is possible in Intellij IDEA.
You should add a remote repository for your local repository in git bash by below command.

git remote add origin YOUR_REMOTE_REPOSITORY_ADDRESS. for example git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/my_account/my_repository.git 

In Intellij IDEA when you want to commit any change to repository use ctrl + k and it will show you a window like below image. In this window you can choose commit and push so it will commits and push change to local and remote repository.
Also if you want to only push to remote repository use ctrl + shift + k to pushing changes.
I hope this answer helps you.

Answer 3

I had the same problem and I believe this is still the case with IDEA 12 unless I'm mistaken:

An alternative to using the command line would be SourceTree (available for Mac & Win) to manage remotes or manage Git/Hg repositories completely. It is a free GUI client from Atlassian (no affiliation disclosure).

You can download it here.