# Hosting experiment repo on Github **URL:** \ **Category:** Earth System Model\ **Tags:** help\ **Created:** [29 April 2025 05:52 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443 "2025-04-29T05:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lachlanswhyborn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/lachlanswhyborn/32/1837_2.png) [@lachlanswhyborn](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lachlanswhyborn)\ **Post date:** [7 May 2025 07:57 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/21 "2025-05-07T07:57:23Z")
You shouldn’t need to create the branch first. I think the issue is that you’re trying to push through the git URL using https authentication. Shorter solution which _might_ work: ```auto git remote remove access-esm1-5_IP_m60 git remote add access-esm1-5_IP_m60 https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.5-sst-perturbation-indo-pacific git push access-esm1-5_IP_m60 release-preindustrial+concentrations:georgyfalster-60pc_SST_variability_reduction ``` If you get permission errors again, then you’ll have to setup SSH authentication for Github. That means [adding an SSH key](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent) and then changing authentication method from https to SSH with: `gh config set -h github.com git_protocol ssh` You can check that it’s worked with `gh config get git_protocol`. After that, follow those same steps you tried before, and it should get around those permission problems. If that doesn’t fix it, might be worth jumping on a video call and working through it, because it means I’m missing something as well. ---
**Author:** ![georgyfalster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/georgyfalster/32/2293_2.png) [@georgyfalster](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/georgyfalster)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2025 00:59 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/22 "2025-05-08T00:59:09Z")
Success!! All looking good [GitHub - ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.5-sst-perturbation-indo-pacific: Magnitude of tropical Indian and Pacific ocean SST variability altered relative to ACCESS-ESM1.5 preindustrial control](https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.5-sst-perturbation-indo-pacific/tree/main) Another thing is that the experiments rely on two input files: a SST restore file (that tells the models what SST anomalies to impose) and a mask file (that tells the model where to impose the anomalies). @spencerwong helped me to make these but it was a bit of a faff - it would be nice to have the process out there available for others to follow easily. If I can get those to my github, is there some ‘official’ way I can link that to these experiment repos? one final thing: in github, is there some way I can ‘co-own’ the experiment repos? so that they show up under my github repos too? thanks so much again (: ---
**Author:** ![lachlanswhyborn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/lachlanswhyborn/32/1837_2.png) [@lachlanswhyborn](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lachlanswhyborn)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2025 01:17 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/23 "2025-05-08T01:17:23Z")
Awesome, did you have to change to SSH? Would be nice to know for future issues people have. I don’t think we have an official way to link preparation steps- it’s something we’re still discussing. Do you have the scripts you used to generate these files in a repository? If so, you could add a description of your process and link to the repository in the README of the experiment repository? Unfortunately I don’t think co-ownership is possible (although someone like @Aidan might know otherwise?). As a bit of an ad-hoc solution you could fork the repo, and have a copy owned by yourself. Not great though, because any changes you make won’t be included by default in the copy (although it is pretty easy to get those changes) ---
**Author:** ![georgyfalster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/georgyfalster/32/2293_2.png) [@georgyfalster](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/georgyfalster)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2025 00:52 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/24 "2025-05-09T00:52:26Z")
No, I didn’t have to change to SSH - your solution worked. **For anyone else coming here with the same question** who doesn’t want to wade through the thread, the steps that ultimately worked for me were: - Followed the **Authorise with github** steps [here](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/running-model-experiments-with-payu-and-git/2285) - Manually created new repo on the ACCESS Community Hub [ACCESS Community Hub · GitHub](https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub) - Went into my experiment control directory and ran `git remote remove origin` - Ran the below lines to push my experiments to new branches of the repo I created manually on the ACCESS Community Hub (in the second line). You probably won’t need the first line unless you’d run into prior difficulties like I did. - `access-esm1-5-IP_m60` is the local name for the remote repository - `https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.5-sst-perturbation-indo-pacific` is the link to the manually-created repo on the ACCESS community Hub - `release-preindustrial+concentrations` is the current branch, identified with `git branch` as per [these instructions](https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.6-dev-experiments) - `georgyfalster-60pc_SST_variability_reduction` is the new branch name ```auto git remote remove access-esm1-5_IP_m60 git remote add access-esm1-5_IP_m60 https://github.com/ACCESS-Community-Hub/access-esm1.5-sst-perturbation-indo-pacific git push access-esm1-5_IP_m60 release-preindustrial+concentrations:georgyfalster-60pc_SST_variability_reduction ``` And yes @lachlanswhyborn that sounds fine - I’ll put the SST preparation scripts on github and link that in the readme. Also no worries on the ‘no co-ownership’ - I was just thinking of a case where someone might have questions about the experiments but I’ve put my name in the branch name so they should be able to track me down. ---
**Author:** ![Aidan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/aidan/32/42_2.png) [@Aidan](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Aidan)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2025 02:31 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/25 "2025-05-09T02:31:56Z")
Thanks for working through the detail to do this. > [@georgyfalster](#): > > Also no worries on the ‘no co-ownership’ - I was just thinking of a case where someone might have questions about the experiments but I’ve put my name in the branch name so they should be able to track me down. I think it’s pretty obvious you’re the author, but you can put explicit contact details in the `README` on the `main` branch. You can also add a `CODEOWNERS` file to the `main` branch, which is a bit of overkill in this case, but is what is is designed for > **[About code owners - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners)** > > You can use a CODEOWNERS file to define individuals or teams that are responsible for code in a repository. ---
**Author:** ![georgyfalster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/georgyfalster/32/2293_2.png) [@georgyfalster](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/georgyfalster)\ **Post date:** [9 May 2025 04:04 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/26 "2025-05-09T04:04:55Z")
great, thanks - and yes I don’t think there will be any problems with anyone finding me if they have questions about the experiments! I’ll tidy up the readme though. ---
**Author:** ![lachlanswhyborn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/lachlanswhyborn/32/1837_2.png) [@lachlanswhyborn](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/lachlanswhyborn)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2025 00:28 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hosting-experiment-repo-on-github/4443/27 "2025-05-14T00:28:18Z")
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