Authentication failed for Azure Git

Question

I\'m trying to clone my webapp in Azure.

When I run git clone https://username@appname.scm.azurewebsites.net:443/appname.git the terminal asks me for my

Answer 1

For me it was a matter of cloning the project with the remote url and cancelling the windows security prompt. Afterwards, it'll ask you for the password. Once you're able to clone it, you can push it successfully.

Moral of the story: Clone it first before pushing.