Add existing folder in repo and track remote branch Github solution $ git init $ git add . $ git commit -m "First commit" $ git remote add origin [remote repository URL] $ git remote -v git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master $ git push origin master Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/github/importing-your-projects-to-github/adding-an-existing-project-to-github-using-the-command-line https://docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/adding-a-remote