Leaving Github, how to change the origin of a Git repo?

Question

I'm hosting a project in Github, but now I purchased a plan with Dreamhost that includes shell access and Git.

      Github [Origin]        /         \   pull/           \pull      /push     push\     /               \   Laptop           Dreamhost (cloned)          (cloned) 

I would like to delete my repo from Github, and starting push directly to DH.

How do I change origin in my Laptop, and should I delete the origin in Dreamhost?

Answer 1

git remote rename origin github git remote add origin <DreamHost-git-URL> # test and make sure the DreamHost origin works properly for fetch and push git remote rm github 

I prefer using the 'git remote' command instead of screwing about with the .git/config file by hand.

Answer 2

The easiest way is:

$ git config remote.origin.url <Dreamhost-git-URL> 

You show the remotes after this:

$ git remote -v origin Dreamhost-git-URL (fetch) origin Dreamhost-git-URL (push)