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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/index.md b/doc/user/project/import/index.md index 3df6a543960..24748b2e89c 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/index.md @@ -17,20 +17,22 @@ If you want to bring existing projects to GitLab or copy GitLab projects to a di Prerequisite: -- At least the Maintainer role on the destination group to import to. Using the Developer role for this purpose was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/387891) in GitLab 15.8 and will be removed in GitLab 16.0. +- At least the Maintainer role on the destination group to import to. Using the Developer role for this purpose was + [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/387891) in GitLab 15.8 and will be removed in GitLab 16.0. For any type of source and target, you can migrate GitLab projects: -- When [migrating groups by direct transfer](../../group/import/index.md#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended), which allows you to migrate all - projects in a group at once. Migrating projects by direct transfer is in [Beta](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#beta-features). The feature is not ready - for production use. +- When [migrating groups by direct transfer](../../group/import/index.md#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended), + which allows you to migrate all projects in a group simultaneously. Migrating projects by direct transfer is in + [Beta](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#beta-features). The feature is not ready for production use. - Using [file exports](../settings/import_export.md). With this method you can migrate projects one by one. No network connection between instances is required. If you only need to migrate Git repositories, you can [import each project by URL](repo_by_url.md). However, you can't import issues and merge requests this way. To retain metadata like issues and merge requests, either: -- [Migrate projects with groups by direct transfer](../../group/import/index.md#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended). This feature is in [Beta](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#beta-features). It is not ready for production use. +- [Migrate projects with groups by direct transfer](../../group/import/index.md#migrate-groups-by-direct-transfer-recommended). + This feature is in [Beta](../../../policy/alpha-beta-support.md#beta-features). It is not ready for production use. - Use [file exports](../settings/import_export.md) to import projects. Keep in mind the limitations of [migrating using file exports](../settings/import_export.md#items-that-are-exported). @@ -47,17 +49,15 @@ You can import projects from: - [CVS](cvs.md) - [FogBugz](fogbugz.md) - [GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise](github.md) -- [GitLab.com](gitlab_com.md) - [Gitea](gitea.md) - [Perforce](perforce.md) - [TFVC](tfvc.md) - [Repository by URL](repo_by_url.md) -- [Uloading a manifest file (AOSP)](manifest.md) -- [Phabricator](phabricator.md) +- [Uploading a manifest file (AOSP)](manifest.md) - [Jira (issues only)](jira.md) -You can also import any Git repository through HTTP from the **New Project** page. Note that if the -repository is too large, the import can timeout. +You can also import any Git repository through HTTP from the **New Project** page. If the repository +is too large, the import can timeout. You can then [connect your external repository to get CI/CD benefits](../../../ci/ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md). @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ GitLab can not automatically migrate Subversion repositories to Git. Converting ## Migrate using the API -To migrate all data from self-managed to GitLab.com, you can leverage the [API](../../../api/index.md). +To migrate all data from self-managed to GitLab.com, you can leverage the [API](../../../api/rest/index.md). Migrate the assets in this order: 1. [Groups](../../../api/groups.md) @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The backups produced don't depend on the operating system running GitLab. You ca the restore method to switch between different operating system distributions or versions, as long as the same GitLab version [is available for installation](../../../administration/package_information/supported_os.md). -Also note that administrators can use the [Users API](../../../api/users.md) to migrate users. +Administrators can use the [Users API](../../../api/users.md) to migrate users. ## View project import history @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ to create a new project from a template. ## LFS authentication -When importing a project that contains LFS objects, if the project has an [`.lfsconfig`](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/master/docs/man/git-lfs-config.5.ronn) +When importing a project that contains LFS objects, if the project has an [`.lfsconfig`](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/main/docs/man/git-lfs-config.adoc) file with a URL host (`lfs.url`) different from the repository URL host, LFS files are not downloaded. ## Project aliases **(PREMIUM SELF)** |