Question

I just created the default repository pointing to origin/master
I would like to create a release and a production branch

Should I create a git branches from origin/master itself

e.g. git branch release and git branch production

or

Should I create origin/production from origin/release

git branch release
git push origin release

and

git checkout release
git branch production

What would be the prefered approach

Answer 1

I think you are confusing the concepts here.

It doesn’t matter from which branch you create the new branch, the most important point is from which commit you want it to start.

Branches and tags in git are just a pointer to an specific commit (which has a history represented in a DAG). The difference is that tags usually stay static in time, and branches usually change as the coding progress.

So basically, when you get a point in the history where you have your first release, create a release branch pointing that commit. (I’d recommend to tag it too.)

I’m not sure what are you trying to achieve, probably you really don’t need branches, and tags would be enough. I’d recommend you to read pro git book to get more familiar with the concepts of branching (pro git’s “Tagging” chapter) and tagging (pro git’s “What a Branch Is” chapter) before making these decisions about your repository.