Is it possible to fork a public GitHub repo into an enterprise repository?

Question

There exist a public repo for Quick framework here. I\'d like to be able to fork this into a private enterprise GitHub repository. Forking would allow all the branches to r

Answer 1

While it isn't possible to fork from the public GitHub directly to your Enterprise installation, you can fork it on the public GitHub and then mirror that forked repository on your enterprise installation.

Steps

1. Create an empty repository on your enterprise GitHub:

   curl https://github.yourenterprise.com/api/v3/user/repos \
     -u "yourUsername" \
     -d "{\"name\": \"whatever-repository\", \"private\": true }"
   

2. Create a bare clone of your fork

   git clone --bare https://github.com/publicGitHubUser/forked-repository.git
   

3. Change directories so you are inside the bare clones folder:

   cd ./whatever-repository.git/
   

4. Push the repository with the --mirror flag to your enterprise GitHub

   git push --mirror https://github.yourenterprise.com/enterpriseGitHubUser/forked-repository.git
   

More Information

https://help.github.com/articles/duplicating-a-repository/