What is a git upstream

Question

When you have created a github-repo and added the the github-repo as remote

git remote add origin https://github.com/githubname/reponame.git

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Answer 1

"Upstream" is the repo you cloned (some of) the branches in yours from, and where you push changes to those branches (and optionally entire new branches) once they've been committed. GitHub acts as your upstream because they store the revisions for you, in a centralized location.