# Import Profiles Project from Git


You can import a Profiles project created using the **Profile Builder** (PB) tool and stored in a [Git repo](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/quickstart-for-repositories) to:

- View the project, its details, and the output tables in the UI.
- [Schedule the Profiles project]({{< ref "profiles/management/schedule.md" >}}) to run at the specified frequency and time interval.
- Seamlessly collaborate with your teammates, with modular control over your model files.

## Prerequisites

- Profiles project in a Git repository.

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RudderStack recommends using a different target schema and user for Profiles for RudderStack app than the one used for CLI project. This will maintain differentiation in case of manual runs (using CLI) and scheduled runs (using RudderStack app):
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## Steps

To import the Profiles project from a Git repository into the RudderStack platform:

1. Log in to the [RudderStack app](https://app.rudderstack.com) and go to **Unify** > **Profiles** from the left sidebar.
2. Click **Create project**.

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3. Select **Import project from Git Repo** on the next screen.
4. Enter a name and description for your Profiles project.
5. Enter the SSH URL of your Git repository to be used for your Profiles project:

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You cannot edit this Git repository URL later.
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Note that:

- The SSH URL you provide must contain the Profiles project, otherwise it will cause an error.
- The git SSH URL must match one of the below patterns:

  - `git@<provider-host>:<org-name>/<repo-name>/tree/<branch-name>`
  - `git@<provider-host>:<org-name>/<repo-name>`
  - `git@<provider-host>:<org-name>/<repo-name>/tree/main/path/to/project`
  - `ssh://git@host:port/path.git`
- RudderStack supports any subfolder in the git project without the `.git` extension.
- See the respective documentation for more information:

  - [GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh)
  - [GitLab](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/deploy_keys/#create-a-project-deploy-key)
  - [BitBucket](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/ssh-access-keys-for-system-use-776639781.html)
  - [Azure DevOps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/use-ssh-keys-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops#step-2-add-the-public-key-to-azure-devops)
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6. Copy the SSH public key. Then, click **Add deploy key** which will take you to your git repository's **Deploy keys** section. See [Set up deploy keys](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/managing-deploy-keys#set-up-deploy-keys) for more information.

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7. Click **Add deploy key**. Then, add a **Title**, paste your SSH public key, and click **Add key**.
8. Go back to the RudderStack app, then click **Continue** to let RudderStack verify read access.
9. Select the warehouse and enter its credentials to store this Profiles project.

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10. Click **Create Profiles project**.

Then, you can choose any of the following options:

- **View Profiles project** which takes you to the **Overview** tab of the project to view project details.
- **Run Profiles project** which takes you to the **History** tab of the project from where you can click **Run** to run the project.

You can also explore other project settings in the different tabs.

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Once you import a git project, you cannot edit the Git repository URL.
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## Fetch latest project changes

RudderStack caches your imported project details (like the number of features) to power the RudderStack dashboard. 

If you have recently pushed changes to your Git repository and want to see them reflected in the dashboard immediately, go to the **Settings** page of your Profiles project and click **Fetch latest** to refresh the cache.

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The **Fetch latest** button only refreshes the dashboard view. When you trigger a Profiles run — either manually, via a schedule, or through the [Profiles API]({{< ref "api/profiles-api.md#run-project" >}}) — RudderStack automatically fetches the latest code from your connected Git repository.
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