How to push to a non-master branch?

Question

git

Tell me how to properly push to the branch. In the main repository on github, I created a softt branch. I added files on my local, made a commit, connected the repository

git remote add origin https://github.com/data-io/maxmind.git

Then I try
git push -u origin softt
I get

error: src refspec softt does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/data-io/maxmind.git'

Answer 1

Why -u?
Just do git push origin HEAD
You don't need to create a separate branch in the remote repository, it's some kind of game.