You’re describing a setup where you want to:

• Create a new Git repository based on an existing one.
• Still be able to pull updates from the original repository.

This is commonly done by forking a repository manually and then setting the original repository as a remote called upstream.

Here’s how you can do it step by step:

✅ Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Clone the original repository

git clone https://github.com/original-user/original-repo.git
cd original-repo

2. Rename the origin remote (optional)

If you want to keep using the original repo as origin, skip this step.

If you’re going to push to a new repository (your own), it’s better to rename origin to upstream:

git remote rename origin upstream

You can now pull from the original using:

git pull upstream main

Replace main with whatever the default branch is (often master or main).

3. Create a new repository on GitHub / GitLab / etc.

Create a new empty repo on your Git provider (e.g., https://github.com/your-user/my-new-repo.git).

4. Add your new repo as origin

git remote add origin https://github.com/your-user/my-new-repo.git

To verify:

git remote -v

You should see:

origin    https://github.com/your-user/my-new-repo.git (fetch)
origin    https://github.com/your-user/my-new-repo.git (push)
upstream  https://github.com/original-user/original-repo.git (fetch)
upstream  https://github.com/original-user/original-repo.git (push)

5. Push to your new repository

Make sure all branches are pushed to your new origin:

git push -u origin main

🧪 Pulling Updates from the Original Repo

Whenever you want to sync updates from the original repository:

git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/main

Or, if you’re using rebase:

git fetch upstream
git rebase upstream/main

✅ Summary

Let me know if you want a script to automate this.