Change Default branch in gitlab

Question

I accidentally pushed my local master to a branch called origin on gitlab and now it is the default. Is there a way to rename this branch or set a new master branch to master?

Answer 1

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Prerequisites:

• You have the Owner or Maintainer role in the project.

To update the default branch for an individual project:

1. On the left sidebar, select Search or go to find your project.
2. Select Settings > Repository.
3. Expand Branch defaults. For Default branch, select a new default branch.
4. Optional. Select the Auto-close referenced issues on default branch checkbox to close issues when a merge request uses a closing pattern.
5. Select Save changes.

To change a default branch name for an instance or group:

1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin Area.
2. Select Settings > Repository.
3. Expand Default branch.
4. For Initial default branch name, select a new default branch.
5. Select Save changes.