I apologise if this question is a bit off-topic, but I would like to know how one goes about setting up a ‘mirror’ repository on GitHub, as is seen at https://github.com/mirrors.
Also, I am running Windows.
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I apologise if this question is a bit off-topic, but I would like to know how one goes about setting up a ‘mirror’ repository on GitHub, as is seen at https://github.com/mirrors.
Also, I am running Windows.
That looks just like a regular user account, except maintained by Github staff. If you think they would be interested in hosting your project on that page, you can email them, as the page states: support@github.com
However, unless you’re Linus Torvalds or Larry Wall, they’re probably not going to jump at the chance. You have to set up your own account, and then just create a public repository—which is free–and voilà, there’s your mirror.
Locally, if you already have a different remote repository for that project, you just set your Github account as a second remote to which you can either push whenever you push to your primary remote, or on special occasions.
If you want to create a repo that displays the “mirrored from” line that you see on their mirrors page, according to this answer, you have to contact Github support: Creating an official github mirror