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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/github.md b/doc/user/project/import/github.md index 6c0105aaded..8b6d86b14c9 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/github.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/github.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ type: reference, howto stage: Manage group: Import -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Import your project from GitHub to GitLab @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ The following aspects of a project are imported: - Labels (GitLab.com & 8.7+) - Release note descriptions (GitLab.com & 8.12+) - Pull request review comments (GitLab.com & 10.2+) +- Pull request reviews (GitLab.com & 13.7+) +- Pull request "merged by" information (GitLab.com & 13.7+) - Regular issue and pull request comments - [Git Large File Storage (LFS) Objects](../../../topics/git/lfs/index.md) @@ -59,11 +61,11 @@ For this association to succeed, each GitHub author and assignee in the reposito must meet one of the following conditions prior to the import: - Have previously logged in to a GitLab account using the GitHub icon. -- Have a GitHub account with a - [primary email address](https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address) - that matches their GitLab account's email address. +- Have a GitHub account with a publicly visible + [primary email address](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/rest/reference/users#get-a-user) + on their profile that matches their GitLab account's email address. -If a user referenced in the project is not found in GitLab's database, the project creator (typically the user +If a user referenced in the project is not found in the GitLab database, the project creator (typically the user that initiated the import process) is set as the author/assignee, but a note on the issue mentioning the original GitHub author is added. @@ -89,24 +91,24 @@ Before you begin, ensure that any GitHub users who you want to map to GitLab use - A GitLab account that has logged in using the GitHub icon \- or - -- A GitLab account with an email address that matches the [public email address](https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address) of the GitHub user +- A GitLab account with an email address that matches the [publicly visible email address](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/rest/reference/users#get-a-user) in the profile of the GitHub user User-matching attempts occur in that order, and if a user is not identified either way, the activity is associated with the user account that is performing the import. -NOTE: **Note:** +NOTE: If you are using a self-managed GitLab instance or if you are importing from GitHub Enterprise, this process requires that you have configured [GitHub integration](../../../integration/github.md). 1. From the top navigation bar, click **+** and select **New project**. 1. Select the **Import project** tab and then select **GitHub**. 1. Select the first button to **List your GitHub repositories**. You are redirected to a page on [GitHub](https://github.com) to authorize the GitLab application. -1. Click **Authorize GitlabHQ**. You are redirected back to GitLab's Import page and all of your GitHub repositories are listed. +1. Click **Authorize GitlabHQ**. You are redirected back to the GitLab Import page and all of your GitHub repositories are listed. 1. Continue on to [selecting which repositories to import](#selecting-which-repositories-to-import). ### Using a GitHub token -NOTE: **Note:** +NOTE: Using a personal access token to import projects is not recommended. If you are a GitLab.com user, you can use a personal access token to import your project from GitHub, but this method cannot associate all user activity (such as issues and pull requests) with matching GitLab users. @@ -154,8 +156,8 @@ of the above are automatically configured. **(PREMIUM)** ## Improving the speed of imports on self-managed instances -NOTE: **Note:** -Admin access to the GitLab server is required. +NOTE: +Administrator access to the GitLab server is required. For large projects it may take a while to import all data. To reduce the time necessary, you can increase the number of Sidekiq workers that process the following queues: |