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diff --git a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md index 9b37e147a52..4eeb7c5ba83 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md +++ b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md @@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ 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/#assignments" --- -# Project import/export **(FREE)** +# Migrating projects using file exports **(FREE)** Existing projects on any self-managed GitLab instance or GitLab.com can be exported to a file and -then imported into a new GitLab instance. +then imported into a new GitLab instance. You can also: + +- [Migrate groups](../../group/import/index.md) using the preferred method. +- [Migrate groups using file exports](../../group/settings/import_export.md). ## Set up project import/export @@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ Before you can import a project, you must export it. Prerequisites: -- Review the list of [data that will be exported](#items-that-are-exported). - Not all data is exported. +- Review the list of [items that are exported](#items-that-are-exported). + Not all items are exported. - You must have at least the Maintainer role for the project. To export a project and its data, follow these steps: @@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ The following items are **not** exported: - [Child pipeline history](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221088) - Build traces and artifacts -- Container registry images +- Package and container registry images - CI/CD variables - Pipeline triggers - Webhooks @@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ Administrators can set the maximum import file size one of two ways: The default is `0` (unlimited). +For the GitLab.com setting, see the [Account and limit settings](../../gitlab_com/index.md#account-and-limit-settings) +section of the GitLab.com settings page. + ## Map users for import Imported users can be mapped by their public email addresses on self-managed instances, if an administrator (not an owner) does the import. |