# Git Pull from Remote Repository Wizard: Remote Repository

You use the Pull from Remote Repository wizard to fetch and merge the updates from a remote Git repository into the current HEAD of your local repository.

The Remote Repository page contains the following elements:

Element | Description
--- | ---
Configured Git Repository | Select an earlier accessed Git root location used in the IDE from the drop-down list.
Specify Git Repository Location | Set the path to a remote Git repository that has not been accessed yet.
Remote Name | Specify the name of a remote Git repository.
Repository URL | Select a Git root protocol and location from the drop-down list. The drop-down list contains a list of protocols supported by the IDE.
Username | Enter your user name for access to the repository. (Required for `http`, `https`, `ssh`, and `sftp` protocols.)
Password | Select to specify the password to access the repository. (Required for `http`, `https`, `ssh`, and `sftp` protocols.)
Password | Enter your password for access to the repository.
Save Password | Select the option if you want the IDE to remember your password.
Private/Public Key | Select to specify the identity file and passphrase. (Required for the `ssh` protocol.).
Private Key File | Enter the path to your identity file or click the Browse button to the right to browse for the file.
Passphrase | Enter the passphrase for access to the repository.
Save Passphrase | Select the option if you want the IDE to remember your passphrase. You must specify either Username and Password or Username, Private Key File, and Passphrase to access a repository via ssh protocol.
Proxy Configuration | Click the Proxy configuration button to specify details of your proxy configuration to connect to the Git repository.

The IDE supports the following Git protocol types:

Protocol | Element | Description
--- | --- | ---
file | Direct repository access (on local disk) | `file:///path_to_repository` or `path_to_repository`
http | Access via HTTP protocol | `http://hostname/path_to_repository`
https | Access via HTTP protocol with SSL encryption | `https://hostname/path_to_repository`
ssh | Access via SSH protocol | `ssh://hostname/path_to_repository` or [user@]hostname:/path_to_repository
sftp | Access via SFTP protocol | `sftp://hostname/path_to_repository`
git | Access via GIT protocol | `git://hostname/path_to_repository`

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