Project import and export Rake tasks
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GitLab provides Rake tasks for project import and export.
You can only import from a compatible GitLab instance.
Import large projects
The Rake task is used for importing large GitLab project exports.
As part of this task, we also disable direct upload. This avoids uploading a huge archive to GCS, which can cause idle transaction timeouts.
We can run this task from the terminal:
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username
| string | yes | User name |
namespace_path
| string | yes | Namespace path |
project_path
| string | yes | Project path |
archive_path
| string | yes | Path to the exported project tarball you want to import |
bundle exec rake "gitlab:import_export:import[root, group/subgroup, testingprojectimport, /path/to/file.tar.gz]"
If you’re running a Linux package installation, run the following Rake task:
gitlab-rake "gitlab:import_export:import[root, group/subgroup, testingprojectimport, /path/to/file.tar.gz]"
Export large projects
You can use a Rake task to export large project.
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username
| string | yes | User name |
namespace_path
| string | yes | Namespace path |
project_path
| string | yes | Project name |
archive_path
| string | yes | Path to file to store the export project tarball |
gitlab-rake "gitlab:import_export:export[username, namespace_path, project_path, archive_path]"