diff --git a/config/default.py b/config/default.py
index a916a6c6..710b6498 100644
--- a/config/default.py
+++ b/config/default.py
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ GITHUB_REPO = environ.get('GITHUB_REPO', None)
 TARGET_BRANCH = environ.get('TARGET_BRANCH', None)
 
 # Git settings, used by git_service
-# The above Github settings--used in file_service, will likely be deprecated
-# You can override these settings in instance/config
-GIT_REMOTE_PATH = environ.get('GIT_REMOTE_PATH', None)
-GIT_BRANCH = environ.get('GIT_BRANCH', None)
-GIT_MERGE_BRANCH = environ.get('GIT_MERGE_BRANCH', None)  # Developers can set this to 'all' in instance.config
+# Among other things, we use these to build a remote URL like https://username:password@host/path.git
+GIT_REMOTE_SERVER = environ.get('GIT_REMOTE_SERVER', None)  # example: 'github.com'
+GIT_REMOTE_PATH = environ.get('GIT_REMOTE_PATH', None)  # example: 'sartography/crconnect-workflow-specs
+GIT_BRANCH = environ.get('GIT_BRANCH', None)  # example: 'main'
+GIT_MERGE_BRANCH = environ.get('GIT_MERGE_BRANCH', None)  # Example: 'staging'
 
 # Email configuration
 DEFAULT_SENDER = 'uvacrconnect@virginia.edu'
diff --git a/crc/services/git_service.py b/crc/services/git_service.py
index 38786bdd..d0672a21 100644
--- a/crc/services/git_service.py
+++ b/crc/services/git_service.py
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ class GitService(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_remote_url(remote_path):
-        # we use github
-        # Note that the 'password' is a token generated by github, not the site password
+        host = app.config['GIT_REMOTE_SERVER']
         username = app.config["GIT_USER_NAME"]
         password = app.config["GIT_USER_PASS"]
-        remote_url = f"https://{username}:{password}@github.com/{remote_path}.git"
+        remote_url = f"https://{username}:{password}@{host}/{remote_path}.git"
         return remote_url
 
     @staticmethod