Change Default branch in gitlab
GitlabGitlab Problem Overview
I accidentally pushed my local master to a branch called origin on gitlab and now it is the default. Is there a way to rename this branch or set a new master branch to master?
Gitlab Solutions
Solution 1 - Gitlab
in the GitLab Enterprise Edition 12.2.0-pre you have to use following:
Setting
→ Repository
→ Default Branch
( expand it) and change the default branch Here
Solution 2 - Gitlab
In 8.0+ it looks like this was moved into the project. If you open your project and go to the gear icon on the right, then "Edit Project" you can set the default branch for the project.
Solution 3 - Gitlab
To change default branch in GitLab:
- Settings > General > General project settings > Expand
- Default Branch > Change your project default branch
- Save changes
Solution 4 - Gitlab
For gitlab v10+ (as of Sept 2018), this has moved to settings-> repository -> default branch
As stated by @Luke this is still valid as on 4/1/2021
Solution 5 - Gitlab
To change the default branch in Gitlab 7.7.2:
- Click Settings in the left-hand bar
- Change the Default Branch to the desired branch
- Click Save Changes.
Solution 6 - Gitlab
- Settings
- General
- General Project Settings
Solution 7 - Gitlab
In the latest GitLab Community Edition version 9.2.2.:
- You have to click on 'Settings' tab located at right most on tabs panel after opening the project.
- Under 'Settings' you will get section 'Default Branch' dropdown which will give you all branches for the repository. Select the desired branch.
- Scroll down to hit green colored 'Save changes' button located just after 'Project Avatar'.
Please refer image below:
Solution 8 - Gitlab
Solution 9 - Gitlab
See also GitLab 13.6 (November 2020)
> ## Customize the initial branch name for new projects within a group
>
> When creating a new Git repository, the first branch created is named master
by default.
>
> In coordination with the Git project, broader community, and other Git vendors, GitLab has been listening to the development community’s feedback on determining a more descriptive and inclusive name for the default branch, and is now offering users options to change the name of the default branch name for their repositories.
>
> Previously, we shipped the ability to customize the initial branch name at the instance-level and as part of 13.6, GitLab now allows group administrators to configure the default branch name for new repositories created through the GitLab interface.
>
> See Documentation and Issue.
GitLab 13.9 (Feb 2021) details:
> ## Git default branch name change
> Every Git repository has an initial branch. It’s the first branch to be created automatically when you create a new repository.
By default, this initial branch is named master
.
>
> Git version 2.31.0 (scheduled for release March 15, 2021) will change the default branch name in Git from master
to main
.
>
> In coordination with the Git project and the broader community, GitLab will be changing the default branch name for new projects on both our SaaS (GitLab.com) and self-managed offerings starting with GitLab 14.0.
This will not affect existing projects.
>
>For more information, see the related epic and the Git mailing list discussion.
>
> Deprecation date: Apr 22, 2021
As promise, with GitLab 13.11 (Apr. 2021):
> ## Git default branch name change
>
> Every Git repository has an initial branch.
It’s the first branch to be created automatically when you create a new repository.
>
> By default, this initial branch is named master
.
Future Git versions will change the default branch name in Git from master
to main
.
>
> In coordination with the Git project and the broader community, GitLab will be changing the default branch name for new projects on both our SaaS (GitLab.com) and self-managed offerings starting with GitLab 14.0.
This will not affect existing projects.
>
> GitLab has already introduced changes that allow users to change the default branch name both at the instance-level (for self-managed users) and at the group-level (for both SaaS and self-managed users).
We encourage users to make use of these features to set default branch names on new projects.
>
> For more information, see the related epic and related blog post.
Solution 10 - Gitlab
Settings > Repository > Default Branch
Solution 11 - Gitlab
First I needed to remote into my server with ssh. If someone has a non ssh way of doing this please post.
I found my bare repositories at
cd /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/group-name/project-name.git
used
git branch
to see the wrong active branch
git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/master
to change the master to to be the branch called master then use the web interface and "git branch" to confirm.
Solution 12 - Gitlab
In Gitlab CE 9.0, You can change the default branch from the Settings Tab in a repository's header.
Solution 13 - Gitlab
For GitLab 11.5.0-ee, go to
https://gitlab.com/<username>/<project name>/settings/repository
.
You should see:
Default Branch
Select the branch you want to set as the default for this project. All merge requests and commits will automatically be made against this branch unless you specify a different one.
Click Expand, select a branch, and click Save Changes.