Migrate GitLab repositories to other GitLab server

• Python 3

Open python-gitlab.cfg file and change src and dest sections.

You can create private token at Personal Access Tokens menu.

See python-gitlab Configuration for detailed configuration description.

• default: source gitlab connection
• ssl_verify: verify the SSL certificate
• timeout: Number of seconds to wait for an answer before failing.

Tou can override existing configurations using environment variables.

variable name prefix:

• GITLAB_SRC_: src group variables
• GITLAB_DEST_: dest group variables

variable name and configuration mapping:

# setup virtual environments
$ python3 -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
(venv) $ python -m pip install pip-tools
(venv) $ pip install -r requirements.txt

# Migrate
$ GITLAB_SRC_GROUP_ID=1234 \
  GITLAB_DEST_GROUP_ID=5678 \
  python migrate.py

# Migrate using export/import
$ GITLAB_EXPORT_IMPORT=True \
  GITLAB_SRC_GROUP_ID=1234 \
  GITLAB_DEST_GROUP_ID=5678 \
  python migrate.py

# Migrate using export/import. overwrite existing project if exists.
$ GITLAB_EXPORT_IMPORT=True \
  GITLAB_IMPORT_OVERWRITE=True \
  GITLAB_SRC_GROUP_ID=1234 \
  GITLAB_DEST_GROUP_ID=5678 \
  python migrate.py

Environments:

• GITLAB_SRC_GROUP_ID: source gitlab group id (required)
• GITLAB_DEST_GROUP_ID: destination gitlab group id (required)
• GITLAB_EXPORT_IMPORT: default value is False
  • True: migrate projects using export/import. See Project import/export API for detail limitations.
  • False: migrate projects item by item. See Limitations for detail limitations.
• GITLAB_IMPORT_OVERWRITE: default value is False
  • True: overwrite existing dest project.
  • False: throws exception if dest project exists.

You can find Group ID at 'group overview' page.

$ GITLAB_SRC_GROUP_ID={srcGroupId} GITLAB_DEST_GROUP_ID={destGroupId} \
  docker-compose run --rm lechuckroh/gitlab-migration

The following items are migrated if use_export is False.