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Existing repositories

This section will show you how to import your existing Git repositories into Anchorpoint and create an Anchorpoint project with metadata from them.

Opening a Git repository from your hard drive​

If you already have your Git repository cloned on your hard drive by e.g. using the command line or another Git client such as GitHub Desktop or SourceTree, you can open the repository and make an Anchorpoint project based on it. For that, you need to create a new project and browse to the location of your Git repository.

You can work with any other Git client and Anchorpoint in parallel, in case you are not using the virtual file system or selective checkout in Anchorpoint.

Cloning an existing Git repository from a remote URL​

When you already have a Git repository on e.g. GitHub, you can clone it with Anchorpoint by creating an Anchorpoint project. When creating a new project, pick the option "Connect existing repository via https" under Remote Settings.

Advanced settings​

If you want to use submodules or shallow clone from another version control solution, take a look at advanced settings for cloning Git repositories.

Import and reconcile files​

If you want to commit to a Git repository and you already have the project files on your computer, e.g. through another version control solution such as Perforce or SVN, or you've been using something like Google Drive, Anchorpoint can import those files so you don't have to download them again.

Anchorpoint will then check all the files against the files in the Git repository and only download any missing files that were not imported. Note that you will end up with the complete project on your computer. This process does not support selective checkout. You'll need to manually unload any folders you don't want once the import process is complete.