# Moving a Repository to a Remote Server

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In this document, we’ll be discussing how you can move a Git repository to a remote server via Astera Data Stack. Here’s how you can do so:

1. Open the local repository by clicking on Git in the main toolbar and selecting *Open Repository* from the drop-down menu.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/1UyYi34KJJIIAkC0LSoc/01-Git-Open-Repo.png)

This will open the local repository.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/h6lcIqcB631t2yAbSUik/02-Local-Repo-Open.png)

Astera Data Stack provides the user with the ability to move a repository from the local machine to a remote server.

2. Configure the remote settings from the Git option on the main toolbar and select *Settings* from the drop-down menu.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/1xqTl5RbKIXDl0oTq4sl/03-Settings-Remote-Git.png)

A new window will open.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/9lkh53Cm20XEmXfXHOkV/04-Authentication-Remote-Git.png)

*Committer Info –*

* *Name:* The name of the user performing the connection.
* *Email:* The email address of the user performing the connection.

*Authentication –*

* *Security Type:* This displays the type of authentication to establish the connection.
* *Access Token:* The token generated from the remote server to establish a secure connection.

3. Click *OK* and the connection will be configured.
4. To sync a local repository to the remote server, select the *Push* option present in the Git Branches Browser of the Astera client.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/GOTRDt0oLh1U3PhgrCnc/05-Push-To-Remote-Git.png)

The repository has been successfully moved to the remote server.


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