git push: fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly Connection to github.com closed by remote host

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I'm using ssh and RSA keys to access github, but it doesn't work when I push files to the repository.

somename54@THISPC:~/repos/homework-1-name54$ git push
Enumerating objects: 6, done.
Counting objects: 100% (6/6), done.
Delta compression using up to 12 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 2.79 KiB | 2.79 MiB/s, done.
Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly
fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly
Connection to github.com closed by remote host.

How can I fix this?

looks like you had a network issue, did you retry ? – Cyril Jouve Sep 01 '20 at 20:57 — Cyril Jouve, Sep 01 '20 at 20:57
Yes, @CyrilJouve. – thegoodhunter-9115 Sep 01 '20 at 21:19 — thegoodhunter-9115, Sep 01 '20 at 21:19

mabe02 · Answer 1 · 2020-09-01T21:13:07.250

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You can use this question as a reference: Git, fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

some users face this problem comes due to the buffer settings: e.g. git config ssh.postBuffer 524288000
you may have misconfigured you remote in the repo (you can check with git remote -v) or the ssh keypair
- you can to remove the ssh origin and replace it with http
- you may forgot to add your ssh key to your agent (ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa)
- you can re-run the steps described in the github documentation https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
in other cases, running the garbage collector fixed the issue (git gc)
you may have missing writing permissions if you created the repository as root (sudo) and git is installed for your user

edited Sep 01 '20 at 21:13

answered Sep 01 '20 at 20:57

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`git config ssh.postBuffer 524288000` made it for me. – herve Jul 30 '21 at 09:18
Uh, I don't think `ssh.postBuffer` is a config setting. Maybe you're thinking of https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-httppostBuffer – Michael Kropat Sep 01 '22 at 15:35

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 14 '20 at 17:52

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I found out that the this error usually happens when your files are too big. But my files were not, and I was able to push all of my other projects. Re-cloning into a separate directory helped, but it did not fix the original issue.

answered Nov 14 '20 at 17:52

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another helpful [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/59479166/2368696) to know github limitation – Adi Prasetyo May 01 '21 at 16:35

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 16 '21 at 09:27

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I also encountered this issue when trying to push a commit, but I was able to push and pull from my other branches. When I tried again to push on the branch that was having the issue, it was successful.

answered Dec 16 '21 at 09:27

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git push: fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly Connection to github.com closed by remote host

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