From 92a7dd8e3ec785c065780ca4ceccb034cf3af0b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyle Mathews <mathews.kyle@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:31:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] If someone uses a private repo git address accessed over ssh
 use that otherwise use normal git address

---
 packages/gatsby-cli/src/init-starter.js | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/init-starter.js b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/init-starter.js
index 87cfcae8869fe..142e6fc00c364 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/src/init-starter.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/src/init-starter.js
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ const copy = async (starterPath: string, rootPath: string) => {
 
 // Clones starter from URI.
 const clone = async (hostInfo: any, rootPath: string) => {
-  const url = hostInfo.ssh({ noCommittish: true })
+  let url
+  // Let people use private repos accessed over SSH.
+  if (hostInfo.getDefaultRepresentation() === `sshurl`) {
+    url = hostInfo.ssh({ noCommittish: true })
+    // Otherwise default to normal git syntax.
+  } else {
+    url = hostInfo.git({ noCommittish: true })
+  }
+
   const branch = hostInfo.committish ? `-b ${hostInfo.committish}` : ``
 
   report.info(`Creating new site from git: ${url}`)