title: Replace local empty repository with one from GitHub
body: <p>How to replace my local empty repository with files from my GitHub repository.</p>
  
  <p>I have just created an account on a server for running a nodejs app. When I follow the setup instructions, they result in a local empty repository. But rather than edit the blank repository, I want to use the files that are in my GitHub repository. How do I replace them?</p>
  
  <p>e.g. server setup instructions say to: </p>
  
  <pre><code>git clone https://server/empty.git coolapp
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>then make changes and push the changes back to the server.</p>
  
  <p>Setup instructions <a href="https://docs.cloudno.de/quick-start-guide" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.cloudno.de/quick-start-guide</a></p>
  
  <p>Note: I'm sure this question has been posted before, but can't find it any more.</p>