# Git Remotes

**Remotes** are copies of your repository on another server, usually GitHub or GitLab. Push your commits to the remote so teammates can pull them. The default remote is called `origin`, created automatically when you clone.

```bash
$ git remote -v              # list remotes and their URLs
$ git remote add <name> <url> # add a new remote
$ git remote remove <name>   # remove a remote
$ git branch -r              # list remote branches
```

A remote is just a URL pointing to another repository. You can have multiple remotes (e.g., `origin` for GitHub, `upstream` for the official repo if you've forked it). Remotes are "read-only" locally—you pull from them and push to them, but you can't directly modify branches on the remote from your working directory.