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# Troubleshooting Git
Sometimes things don't work the way they should or as you might expect when
you're using Git. Here are some tips on troubleshooting and resolving issues
you're using Git. Here are some tips on troubleshooting and resolving issues
with Git.
## Error Messages
## Broken pipe errors on git push
### ‘Broken pipe’ Errors on Git Push
‘Broken pipe’ errors can occur when attempting to push to a remote repository:
'Broken pipe' errors can occur when attempting to push to a remote repository.
When pushing you will usually see:
```
Write failed: Broken pipe
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
```
#### If pushing over HTTP
To fix this issue, here are some possible solutions.
### Increase the POST buffer size in Git
Try increasing the POST buffer size in Git configuration:
**If pushing over HTTP**, you can try increasing the POST buffer size in Git's
configuration. Open a terminal and enter:
```sh
git config http.postBuffer 52428800
```
The value is specified in bytes, so in the above case the buffer size has been
The value is specified in bytes, so in the above case the buffer size has been
set to 50MB. The default is 1MB.
#### If pushing over SSH
### Check your SSH configuration
1. Check SSH configuration:
**If pushing over SSH**, first check your SSH configuration as 'Broken pipe'
errors can sometimes be caused by underlying issues with SSH (such as
authentication). Make sure that SSH is correctly configured by following the
instructions in the [SSH troubleshooting] docs.
‘Broken pipe’ errors can sometimes be caused by underlying issues with SSH
(such as authentication), so first check that SSH is correctly configured by
following the instructions in [SSH Troubleshooting][SSH-Troubleshooting].
There's another option where you can prevent session timeouts by configuring
SSH 'keep alive' either on the client or on the server (if you are a GitLab
admin and have access to the server).
1. Prevent session timeouts by configuring SSH ‘keep alive’ either on the client
or on the server:
>**Note:** configuring *both* the client and the server is unnecessary.
NOTE: **Note:** configuring *both* the client and the server is unnecessary.
#### Configure SSH on the client
**On Linux (ssh)**
Edit `~/.ssh/config` (create the file if it doesn’t exist) and insert:
```apache
Host your-gitlab-instance-url.com
ServerAliveInterval 60
ServerAliveCountMax 5
```
**To configure SSH on the client side**:
**On Windows (PuTTY)**
- On UNIX, edit `~/.ssh/config` (create the file if it doesn’t exist) and
add or edit:
In your session properties, go to *Connection* and under
`Sending of null packets to keep session active`, set
`Seconds between keepalives (0 to turn off)` to 60.
```
Host your-gitlab-instance-url.com
ServerAliveInterval 60
ServerAliveCountMax 5
```
#### Configure SSH on the server
- On Windows, if you are using PuTTY, go to your session properties, then
navigate to "Connection" and under "Sending of null packets to keep
session active", set "Seconds between keepalives (0 to turn off)" to `60`.
Edit `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` and insert:
```apache
ClientAliveInterval 60
ClientAliveCountMax 5
```
**To configure SSH on the server side**, edit `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` and add:
#### If 'pack-objects' type errors are also being displayed
```
ClientAliveInterval 60
ClientAliveCountMax 5
```
1. Try to run a `git repack` before attempting to push to the remote repository again:
### Running a git repack
```
git repack
git push
```
**If 'pack-objects' type errors are also being displayed**, you can try to
run a `git repack` before attempting to push to the remote repository again:
```sh
git repack
git push
```
1. If you’re running an older version of Git (< 2.9), consider upgrading Git to >= 2.9
(see ‘[Broken pipe when pushing to Git repository][Broken-Pipe]').
### Upgrade your Git client
[SSH-Troubleshooting]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ssh/README.html#troubleshooting "SSH Troubleshooting"
In case you're running an older version of Git (< 2.9), consider upgrading
to >= 2.9 (see [Broken pipe when pushing to Git repository][Broken-Pipe]).
[SSH troubleshooting]: ../../ssh/README.md#troubleshooting "SSH Troubleshooting"
[Broken-Pipe]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19120120/broken-pipe-when-pushing-to-git-repository/36971469#36971469 "StackOverflow: 'Broken pipe when pushing to Git repository'"
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