diff --git a/backend/src/applications/dto/application.dto.ts b/backend/src/applications/dto/application.dto.ts
index b27fe2c..659ca51 100644
--- a/backend/src/applications/dto/application.dto.ts
+++ b/backend/src/applications/dto/application.dto.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ export class CreateApplicationDto {
   @IsString()
   gitUrl?: string;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 'ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', description: 'Personal access token for private git repos' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  gitToken?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 'main', description: 'Git branch to clone (default: main)' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  gitBranch?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: { NODE_ENV: 'production', PORT: '3000' } })
   @IsOptional()
   @IsObject()
@@ -86,6 +96,21 @@ export class UpdateApplicationDto {
   @IsString()
   description?: string;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional()
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  gitUrl?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Personal access token for private repos' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  gitToken?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Git branch to clone' })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  gitBranch?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional()
   @IsOptional()
   @IsObject()
diff --git a/backend/src/applications/entities/application.entity.ts b/backend/src/applications/entities/application.entity.ts
index b903f80..03d91e5 100644
--- a/backend/src/applications/entities/application.entity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/applications/entities/application.entity.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ export class Application {
   @Column({ nullable: true })
   gitUrl: string;
 
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  gitToken: string; // Personal access token for private repos
+
+  @Column({ nullable: true })
+  gitBranch: string; // Branch to clone (default: main)
+
   @Column({ nullable: true })
   codePath: string; // Path to uploaded zip
 
diff --git a/backend/src/build/build.service.ts b/backend/src/build/build.service.ts
index 136403a..86e74c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/build/build.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/build/build.service.ts
@@ -149,13 +149,30 @@ export class BuildService {
         ],
       });
     } else if (hasGitUrl) {
+      // Build the git clone URL — inject token for private repos
+      let cloneUrl = app.gitUrl!;
+      if (app.gitToken) {
+        // Convert https://github.com/user/repo.git → https://<token>@github.com/user/repo.git
+        // Also works for GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.
+        try {
+          const url = new URL(cloneUrl);
+          url.username = app.gitToken;
+          url.password = ''; // Some providers use token as username, others as password
+          cloneUrl = url.toString();
+        } catch {
+          // If URL parsing fails, try simple injection after protocol
+          cloneUrl = cloneUrl.replace('https://', `https://${app.gitToken}@`);
+        }
+      }
+      const branch = app.gitBranch || 'main';
+
       // Clone git repo into /workspace/source, then copy our generated Dockerfile
       initContainers.push({
         name: 'git-clone',
         image: 'alpine/git:2.43.0',
         command: ['sh', '-c', `
-          echo ">>> Cloning ${app.gitUrl}" &&
-          git clone --depth 1 ${app.gitUrl} /workspace-out/source &&
+          echo ">>> Cloning branch '${branch}' from ${app.gitUrl}" &&
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch ${branch} ${cloneUrl} /workspace-out/source &&
           cp /dockerfile/Dockerfile /workspace-out/Dockerfile &&
           echo ">>> Workspace contents:" &&
           ls -la /workspace-out/source/
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/apps/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/apps/[id]/page.tsx
index 64882e7..fc27c4b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/apps/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/apps/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -453,6 +453,18 @@ export default function AppDetailPage() {
               <div>
                 <p className="text-sm font-medium text-blue-800">Git repository connected</p>
                 <p className="text-xs text-blue-600 font-mono">{app.gitUrl}</p>
+                <div className="flex items-center space-x-3 mt-1">
+                  {app.gitBranch && (
+                    <span className="text-xs text-blue-500">
+                      🌿 {app.gitBranch}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  {app.gitToken && (
+                    <span className="text-xs text-green-600">
+                      🔑 Private
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/deploy/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/deploy/page.tsx
index cafef9f..ab5dedc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/deploy/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/deploy/page.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default function DeployPage() {
     runtime: 'nodejs',
     databaseType: 'none',
     gitUrl: '',
+    gitToken: '',
+    gitBranch: '',
     envVars: {},
     cpuRequest: '100m',
     cpuLimit: '500m',
@@ -207,13 +209,42 @@ export default function DeployPage() {
               </div>
 
               {sourceMethod === 'git' ? (
-                <div>
-                  <input
-                    className="input-field"
-                    placeholder="https://github.com/user/repo.git"
-                    value={form.gitUrl}
-                    onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, gitUrl: e.target.value })}
-                  />
+                <div className="space-y-3">
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1">Repository URL</label>
+                    <input
+                      className="input-field"
+                      placeholder="https://github.com/user/repo.git"
+                      value={form.gitUrl}
+                      onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, gitUrl: e.target.value })}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1">
+                      Access Token <span className="text-gray-400">(for private repos)</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <input
+                      className="input-field"
+                      type="password"
+                      placeholder="ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx or glpat-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+                      value={form.gitToken || ''}
+                      onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, gitToken: e.target.value })}
+                    />
+                    <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-gray-400">
+                      GitHub: Personal Access Token · GitLab: Project Access Token · Leave empty for public repos
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1">
+                      Branch <span className="text-gray-400">(default: main)</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <input
+                      className="input-field"
+                      placeholder="main"
+                      value={form.gitBranch || ''}
+                      onChange={(e) => setForm({ ...form, gitBranch: e.target.value })}
+                    />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               ) : (
                 <div>
@@ -454,6 +485,18 @@ export default function DeployPage() {
                     : form.gitUrl || '—'}
                 </span>
               </div>
+              {sourceMethod === 'git' && form.gitBranch && (
+                <div className="flex justify-between">
+                  <span className="text-sm text-gray-500">Branch</span>
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium">{form.gitBranch}</span>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {sourceMethod === 'git' && form.gitToken && (
+                <div className="flex justify-between">
+                  <span className="text-sm text-gray-500">Auth</span>
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium text-green-600">🔑 Token provided</span>
+                </div>
+              )}
               <div className="flex justify-between">
                 <span className="text-sm text-gray-500">CPU</span>
                 <span className="text-sm font-medium">{form.cpuRequest} / {form.cpuLimit}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/index.ts b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
index 7570624..00e3b6b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export interface Application {
   runtime: 'nodejs' | 'laravel';
   databaseType: 'mysql' | 'postgresql' | 'none';
   gitUrl?: string;
+  gitToken?: string;
+  gitBranch?: string;
   codePath?: string;
   envVars?: Record<string, string>;
   cpuRequest: string;
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ export interface CreateApplicationDto {
   runtime: 'nodejs' | 'laravel';
   databaseType: 'mysql' | 'postgresql' | 'none';
   gitUrl?: string;
+  gitToken?: string;
+  gitBranch?: string;
   envVars?: Record<string, string>;
   cpuRequest?: string;
   cpuLimit?: string;