Importing a GitHub repository or local folder

GitHub

Paste any public repository URL, such as https://github.com/owner/repo, or the SSH shorthand git@github.com:owner/repo.git. FLY8HT fetches the real branch list for you (a plain, anonymous git ls-remote) so you can pick a specific branch instead of always cloning the default one. Cloning itself is always over HTTPS; the SSH form is only ever used to recognize which repository you mean.

Already connected a GitHub account? A “Browse your repositories” link appears next to the URL field. See Connecting GitHub for private repositories.

A local folder

Switch to the Local tab and either drag a folder onto the drop zone or use the native folder picker. FLY8HT reads the folder in place. It is never copied, moved, or uploaded. If the folder happens to be a git repository, its real branch and remote show up automatically on the Repository tab once it’s imported.

“This project is already in FLY8HT”

Trying to add a folder or repository FLY8HT already knows about shows an inline choice instead of silently creating a duplicate: Open project jumps straight to the existing one, Add anyway creates a second entry if you genuinely want one (useful for two different local checkouts of the same repo, say).

What happens next

Either path lands you on the same Repository Preview screen, showing what FLY8HT detected, reviewed before anything is built. See Getting started with FLY8HT for what comes after that.