- **Epistemic status:** #budding
[[Git]] remotes help you manage repositories in a remote server by storing the URL identified with a name. If you migrate the repository to another service, all you need is to change the URL. The default name of cloned repositories remote is **origin,** and you can have multiple named remotes if you want.
To change the [[Git]] remote URL for your local repository, you can use the following command replacing the `remote_name` and `remote_url`:
```shell
$ git remote set-url <remote_name> <remote_url>
```
If you want to verify that the remote was updated, you can list them out:
```shell
$ git remote -v
> origin
[email protected]:username/repo_name.git (fetch)
> origin
[email protected]:username/repo_name.git (push)
```
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## References
- “Git - Git-Remote Documentation.” Accessed September 28, 2021. <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-remote>.
- “How to Change a Git Remote’s URL,” October 29, 2019. <https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-change-git-remote-url/>.