django web project saving/uploadig to a git repository

[house-number]

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Hi,
I'm trying to copy a copy/upload a copy of my django web project to a git repository.
i've tried
choose files
and
dragging them across which appeared to highlight a dashed line

but to no avail,
can anyone advise why git is not uploading my django project
thanks in adavance

[PaiavullaNikhil]

Django Project Not Uploading to GitHub

Hi 👋

If dragging files or using “Choose files” isn’t working, here are the common reasons and fixes.

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🚫 1. Project Is Too Large

GitHub has limits:

• 25MB per file (web upload limit)
• 100MB max per file (hard limit)

Check if your project contains:

• db.sqlite3
• venv/ folder
• Large media files
• node_modules/

These should NOT be uploaded.

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✅ 2. Use Git Properly (Recommended Way)

Instead of dragging files in the browser, use Git from your project folder:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/yourusername/yourrepo.git
git push -u origin main

[house-number]

Thanks, will try, hopefully it will copy the folder structure.

[house-number]

Got as far as
Git remote add https://github.com/house_number/web.git

ok

git push -u origin main
Asking for username?
asking for password? Token?
I Have created a token and copied it.
Ok for adding user name - could type it in and see it

But in command window password for ‘https://… :
I cannot type anything? Or paste anything
How do I enter the token?
Unable to see long password token, so difficult to enter into command shell?

thanks in advance

[pratikrath126]

To save your Django project to a GitHub repository, follow these steps: 1. Create a new repository on GitHub. 2. In your project folder, run git init. 3. Add your files with git add .. 4. Commit them with git commit -m "Initial commit". 5. Link to GitHub with git remote add origin YOUR_REPO_URL. 6. Push with git push -u origin main. Make sure to include a .gitignore file (you can find Django templates for this) to avoid uploading temporary files and your virtual environment.

[house-number]

It’s asking for a username and a password/token after trying the above?

not possible to enter token into cmd shell? Unable to see or paste (very long code)

A way of overriding GitHub password/token?

[house-number]

It’s asking for password (token)

[shinybrightstar]

👋 Welcome to the GitHub Community, @house-number! Congratulations on your first post! 🎉

After running git push, Git will ask you for two things:

📌 Username: Type your GitHub username (the one you log into github.com with) and press Enter.

📌 Password: ⚠️ Do NOT type your GitHub password here! GitHub no longer accepts passwords for Git operations. Instead, you need to paste a Personal Access Token (PAT).

🛠️ How to Create Your Personal Access Token

1. Go to GitHub.com and log in
2. Click your profile picture (top right) → Settings
3. Scroll down in the left sidebar and click Developer settings (at the very bottom)
4. Click Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
5. Click Generate new token → Generate new token (classic)
6. Give it a name (e.g., my-django-token)
7. Set an expiration (e.g., 90 days)
8. Under Select scopes, check the box next to repo (this gives full access to your repositories)
9. Scroll down and click Generate token

Important

Copy your token RIGHT NOW! You will never see it again once you leave this page. Store it somewhere safe.

✅ Now Use It

1. Go back to your terminal where Git is asking for your password
2. Paste your token (it won't show any characters when you paste — that's normal, it's hidden for security)
3. Press Enter

✅ If everything worked, your code will be uploaded to GitHub!

📚 Helpful Resources

• Creating a Personal Access Token
• Adding locally hosted code to GitHub

Let us know if you get stuck on any step! Good luck! 🚀

[rikream]

Hi,

If you’re trying to upload a Django project to a GitHub repository using the web interface (“Upload files” or drag-and-drop) and it’s not working, a few common reasons could be:

1. Repository size or file limits
   GitHub web upload has limits (generally around 25 MB per file). If your project contains large files (virtual environments, databases, media files), they may prevent upload.

2. Including unnecessary folders
   Make sure you’re not uploading:

• venv/ or virtual environment folders
• __pycache__/
• .env files with secrets
  Usually these should be in a .gitignore.

3. Recommended method: use Git locally
   Uploading via Git commands is more reliable for projects:

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial Django project upload"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin <repo-url>
git push -u origin main

4. Check repository permissions
   Ensure you have write access to the repo and are logged into the correct GitHub account.

If it still doesn’t work, sharing any error message you see would help others diagnose the issue more precisely.

[house-number]

Hi, Thanks for advice, I’ve tried several times. Entered the various git functions (following instructions ) and the results were good and responses matched as expected. but git failed on the push function , after trying to paste the password/token when requested The token is not working, I don’t think it’s possible to paste the token into this command shell , tried shift - Ctrl - V I’m using Ubuntu it’s a Linux operating system - wsl - windows. I don’t think GitHub or git will operate in this command shell - it’s Linux, it’s different to power shell. Is there an alternative engineering method that will work with Ubuntu - running in wsl, that will allow me to push my project to GitHub repository? this is was tested in an active virtual environment , maybe this is the problem? Thanks

[house-number]

Hi some extra info

When typing in the token using the keyboard , the cursor does not move or step to right.

the cursor remains fixed/frozen on the screen - next to the colon :

it’s unlikely any password is being entered.