diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PullCommandBuilder.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PullCommandBuilder.java
index 1e170d999e..528c93eef9 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PullCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PullCommandBuilder.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import sonia.scm.security.RepositoryPermission;
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
 
 /**
  * The pull command pull changes from a other repository.
@@ -83,6 +84,38 @@ public final class PullCommandBuilder
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Pull all changes from the given remote url.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param url remote url
+   *
+   * @return informations over the executed pull command
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws RepositoryException
+   * 
+   * @since 1.43
+   */
+  public PullResponse pull(String url)
+    throws IOException, RepositoryException
+  {
+    Subject subject = SecurityUtils.getSubject();
+    //J-
+    subject.checkPermission(
+      new RepositoryPermission(localRepository, PermissionType.WRITE)
+    );
+    //J+
+    
+    URL remoteUrl = new URL(url);
+    request.reset();
+    request.setRemoteUrl(remoteUrl);
+    
+    logger.info("pull changes from url {}", url);
+    
+    return command.pull(request);
+  }
+  
   /**
    * Pull all changes from the given remote repository.
    *
@@ -108,6 +141,7 @@ public final class PullCommandBuilder
     );
     //J+
 
+    request.reset();
     request.setRemoteRepository(remoteRepository);
 
     logger.info("pull changes from {}", remoteRepository);
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PushCommandBuilder.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PushCommandBuilder.java
index 5737997442..fabe938ff7 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PushCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/PushCommandBuilder.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 
+
 package sonia.scm.repository.api;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ package sonia.scm.repository.api;
 import org.apache.shiro.SecurityUtils;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import sonia.scm.repository.PermissionType;
 import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryException;
@@ -48,15 +52,25 @@ import sonia.scm.security.RepositoryPermission;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import java.net.URL;
+
 /**
  * The push command push changes to a other repository.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  * @since 1.31
  */
 public final class PushCommandBuilder
 {
 
+  /**
+   * the logger for PushCommandBuilder
+   */
+  private static final Logger logger =
+    LoggerFactory.getLogger(PushCommandBuilder.class);
+
+  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
+
   /**
    * Constructs a new PushCommandBuilder.
    *
@@ -90,11 +104,39 @@ public final class PushCommandBuilder
     );
     //J+
 
+    logger.info("push changes to repository {}", remoteRepository.getId());
+
+    request.reset();
     request.setRemoteRepository(remoteRepository);
 
     return command.push(request);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Push all changes to the given remote url.
+   *
+   * @param url url of a remote repository
+   *
+   * @return informations of the executed push command
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws RepositoryException
+   *
+   * @since 1.43
+   */
+  public PushResponse push(String url) throws IOException, RepositoryException
+  {
+
+    URL remoteUrl = new URL(url);
+
+    logger.info("push changes to url {}", url);
+
+    request.reset();
+    request.setRemoteUrl(remoteUrl);
+
+    return command.push(request);
+  }
+
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** push command implementation */
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PullCommandRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PullCommandRequest.java
index be1305b4db..274e124f5e 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PullCommandRequest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PullCommandRequest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 package sonia.scm.repository.spi;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Request object for {@link PullCommand}.
+ * 
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  * @since 1.31
  */
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PushCommandRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PushCommandRequest.java
index d1f51e427e..679e93f1bb 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PushCommandRequest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/PushCommandRequest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 package sonia.scm.repository.spi;
 
 /**
+ * Request object for {@link PushCommand}.
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  * @since 1.31
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/RemoteCommandRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/RemoteCommandRequest.java
index 949b56efa7..0f3cd909d9 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/RemoteCommandRequest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/RemoteCommandRequest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 
+
 package sonia.scm.repository.spi;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,12 +39,16 @@ import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 
 import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.net.URL;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  * @since 1.31
  */
-public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
+public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest implements Resetable
 {
 
   /**
@@ -64,7 +69,8 @@ public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
 
     final RemoteCommandRequest other = (RemoteCommandRequest) obj;
 
-    return Objects.equal(remoteRepository, other.remoteRepository);
+    return Objects.equal(remoteRepository, other.remoteRepository)
+      && Objects.equal(remoteUrl, other.remoteUrl);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,7 +79,19 @@ public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
   @Override
   public int hashCode()
   {
-    return Objects.hashCode(remoteRepository);
+    return Objects.hashCode(remoteRepository, remoteUrl);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resets the request object.
+   *
+   * @since 1.43
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reset()
+  {
+    remoteRepository = null;
+    remoteUrl = null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,10 +100,10 @@ public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
   @Override
   public String toString()
   {
-
     //J-
     return Objects.toStringHelper(this)
                   .add("remoteRepository", remoteRepository)
+                  .add("remoteUrl", remoteUrl)
                   .toString();
     //J+
   }
@@ -102,6 +120,19 @@ public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
     this.remoteRepository = remoteRepository;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param remoteUrl
+   *
+   * @since 1.43
+   */
+  public void setRemoteUrl(URL remoteUrl)
+  {
+    this.remoteUrl = remoteUrl;
+  }
+
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
@@ -115,8 +146,24 @@ public abstract class RemoteCommandRequest
     return remoteRepository;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @since 1.43
+   */
+  URL getRemoteUrl()
+  {
+    return remoteUrl;
+  }
+
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */
   protected Repository remoteRepository;
+
+  /** remote url */
+  protected URL remoteUrl;
 }