How to use git for Windows using sourcetree
- Install Git for Windows
- Download lastest version and Install
Caution : lastest version is 1.8.3 now. That is why previous version has bugs when you push your branch.
- Install Git Client
- Go to SourceTree WebSite : http://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
- Download lastest version and Install
- Due to the license is free, Recommend you to register.
- Set Proxy
- Options in source tree just installe
- Move to Network Tab
- Click “Use custom proxy settings” and set to what you want
- Click “Proxy server requires username and password”
Warning : username is not just username of proxy.. you should enter username as domain\username.
- Click “Add proxy server configuration to Git/Mercurial
- Disable SSL certification validation for WebSite using self-signed certification
- Move to Git Tab
- Click “Disable SSL certification validation”
- Change git to system git(custom installed git)
- Still on Git Tab, click “Use System Git” Button
- Generate private key and public key for accessing your gitlab project to sourcetree
- Create Private key and Public Key
- Start up sourcetree
- Choose Tools/Create or Import SSH Keys from the menu.
- Click “Generate” and wiggle the mouse as requested on screen
- Enter and confirm a key passphrase (this will be used each time you want to commit, etc)
- Click “Save private key” and save it to your folder which you want to save it and save with filename.ppk you want
- Click “Save public key” and save it to the same folder above, so save it again as filename you want as it doesn’t have an extension
- Select the entire public key that’s been generated in the text box at the top and copy it to the clipboard!
- Close the “Generate” dialog box altogether.
- Add the private key to source tree
- Go to your Windows System Tray at right bottom.
Whenever you have Sourcetree running there will be an app running called “Pageant”
which is the PuTTY authentication agent ? it’s a blue PC with a hat icon
- Caution : When you can find Pageant, You should go to Tools/Option in SourceTree,
and Change SSH Client to Putty/Plink and Click “Automatically start SSH agent when SourceTree opens”.
and then restart sourcetree.
- Click “Add Key”
- Browse to the private key file ( set above as filename.ppk) folder. And choose the .ppk file and “Open” it
- Type in your passphrase what you entered when you create the private key.
- Close this dialog box.
- Go to Tools / Options
- Stay on the General tab. Click the “…” button next to the SSH Key
- Browse to the folder( where private key is ), and choose the .ppk file again.
- Close the options dialog box.
- Add above public key saved into clipboard to Gitlab
- Log in to Gitlab site
- Click Image Button meaning My Profile at right top of the page.
- Click “SSH keys”
- Click “Add New”
- Paste in the clipboard what keep public key to “Key” field and fill title what it best express into “Title” field
- Click “Save”
- Create Session for passing Proxy using ssh.
- Download the full PuTTY.exe client from http://www.putty.org
- Launch it
- Type an session name under ‘Saved Sessions’
- Go to Connection > Proxy
- Fill in the proxy details
- Go back to Session
- Complete the host name above before saving
- Click “Save”
- Clone Repo
- Click “Clone/New” Image button in sourcetree
- Move to “Clone Repository” Tab
- Go to Project Home on Gitlab
- Click “SSH” button and copy url next to the button.
- Back to SourceTree and paste it to “Source Path/URL” field.
- Replace its hostname with putty session name you created above.
- Click “Destination Path” , then source path will be starting to detect repository
- If Repository Type detected, Choose “Destination Path”
- Finally, Click “Clone” Button.
- TroubleShootings
- Tip: If Repository couldn’t detect, maybe private key is not proper. check out gitlab and sourcetree settings .
If Error appeared like that
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists.
, the causes are that key setting is not proper or proxy things.
- In case of a cause like that
Host does not existfatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.
, that is why host was not resolved if your proxy blocked.
Ensobi 
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