How do I connect my existing Visual Studio 2022 project to an existing github repository?

Question

I set up a github repository to match the project I am working on in Visual Studio 2022. I did something wrong and only the project file exists. I followed a tutorial. But the tutorial was disappointing and the instruction was to drag the content of my project and I suppose I only uploaded the project file.

That was then. This is now. So far this is what I have done. In Visual studio I opened a command window by click on CTRL + `. THen using the.git file and its location from my github repository, I typed at the command line:

What is next?

Answer 1

Hi William Thompson,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q & A forum. 

To connect an existing Visual Studio 2022 project to a GitHub repository, follow these steps: 

1.Ensure Git is Installed in Visual Studio 2022 

Visual Studio includes Git by default. If it's not already configured, navigate to Tools > Options > Source Control > Plug-in Selection and choose Git from the available options. 

2.Open Your Project in Visual Studio 

Launch Visual Studio 2022 and open the project you want to connect to GitHub. 

3.Sign In to Your GitHub Account 

Go to View > GitHub (or Team Explorer, depending on your setup). 

In the Team Explorer window, select Connect and sign in to your GitHub account if you haven't already. 

4.Configure the Remote URL for Your GitHub Repository 

Open Team Explorer by selecting View > Team Explorer. 

In the Branches section, right-click your main branch (usually main or master) and select Manage Branches. 

In the Git Changes window, click the Settings icon. 

In Repository Settings, under the Remotes section, click Add. 

Enter the remote name (commonly origin for the primary remote) and paste your GitHub repository’s URL, which you can find by clicking the Code button in GitHub and copying the HTTPS URL. 

5.Push Your Project to GitHub 

After setting the remote URL, navigate to View > Git Changes. You should now see that your project is linked to your GitHub repository. 

Commit any changes by clicking Commit All, add a commit message, and then press Push to upload your local changes to GitHub. 

6.Confirm Your Project on GitHub 

Visit your GitHub repository in a browser to confirm the project files have been successfully uploaded. You should also see your commit history reflected. 

For more detailed guidance, refer to the official Visual Studio documentation.Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.    If you have found the answer provided to be helpful, please click on the "Accept answer/Upvote" button so that it is useful for other members in the Microsoft Q&A community.       

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