# What exactly is a git repository?

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**Created:** [August 24, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.kodeco.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-git-repository/18868 "2016-08-24T12:52:11Z")\
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I am having a little trouble visualizing a git repository.

1. Does each project get its own git directory (repository)?
2. Are different branches of a project contained within the same repository?

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A git repository is basically a folder inside your project that tracks changes across the code. In most systems it’s a hidden .git folder.

branches are versions of code. So you’ll usually have a Master branch, but then you could have one or multiple branches for things.

So you might have a branch called development where you work on the next iteration of a project. Once you’ve done all you need to do and tested it, you push that development branch to the master branch.