Import/Export
Notes on popular project imports
- GitHub Enterprise to self-managed GitLab: Enabling OAuth makes it easier for developers to find and import their projects.
- Perforce: The git-p4 migration tool may time out on massive depots. If your migrations are failing, contact your GitLab technical account manager to discuss alternative import strategies.
- Bitbucket Server: There are certain data limitations. For assistance with these data types, contact your GitLab account manager about our professional migration services.
Your migration checklist
- Review the GitLab projects documentation.
- Consider repository mirroring —an alternative to project migrations.
- Check out our migration index for documentation on common migration paths.
- Schedule your project exports with our import/export API.
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