Can I clone a private git repo? (Community)

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Last tested: Mar 4, 2021

Docs go over how to clone a public Git repository but can we do the same thing if our Git repo is private?

Yes! We can do that following these steps:

1. Create a new Blank Project instead of Clone.
2. Click the 'Configure Git' button and use the existing private repo for the git remote.
3. Continue with normal Project setup and follow the instructions, adding the deploy key to the repository.
4. Create a new file in the empty project and create a commit (it can just be an empty file)
5. Once the commit is made, you should see 'Pull and Merge other Changes.' Clicking on this will pull all the LookML from the repository into the project.
6. You'll probably want to delete the 'dummy' file and at some point Deploy to Production.