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# Project import/export
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>**Notes:**
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>
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> - [Introduced][ce-3050] in GitLab 8.9.
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> - Importing will not be possible if the import instance version differs from
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> that of the exporter.
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> - For GitLab admins, please read through [Project import/export administration](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md).
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> - For existing installations, the project import option has to be enabled in
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> application settings (`/admin/application_settings`) under 'Import sources'.
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> Ask your administrator if you don't see the **GitLab export** button when
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> creating a new project.
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> - Starting with GitLab 10.0, administrators can disable the project export option
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> on the GitLab instance in application settings (`/admin/application_settings`)
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> under 'Visibility and Access Controls'.
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> - You can find some useful raketasks if you are an administrator in the
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> [import_export](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md)
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> raketask.
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> - The exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory][tmp] and are deleted
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> every 24 hours by a specific worker.
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> - Group members will get exported as project members, as long as the user has
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> maintainer or admin access to the group where the exported project lives. An admin
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> in the import side is required to map the users, based on email or username.
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> Otherwise, a supplementary comment is left to mention the original author and
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> the MRs, notes or issues will be owned by the importer.
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> - Control project Import/Export with the [API](../../../api/project_import_export.md).
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Existing projects running on any GitLab instance or GitLab.com can be exported
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with all their related data and be moved into a new GitLab instance.
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## Version history
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| GitLab version | Import/Export version |
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| ---------------- | --------------------- |
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| 11.1 to current | 0.2.4 |
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| 10.8 | 0.2.3 |
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| 10.4 | 0.2.2 |
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| 10.3 | 0.2.1 |
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| 10.0 | 0.2.0 |
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| 9.4.0 | 0.1.8 |
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| 9.2.0 | 0.1.7 |
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| 8.17.0 | 0.1.6 |
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| 8.13.0 | 0.1.5 |
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| 8.12.0 | 0.1.4 |
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| 8.10.3 | 0.1.3 |
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| 8.10.0 | 0.1.2 |
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| 8.9.5 | 0.1.1 |
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| 8.9.0 | 0.1.0 |
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> The table reflects what GitLab version we updated the Import/Export version at.
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> For instance, 8.10.3 and 8.11 will have the same Import/Export version (0.1.3)
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> and the exports between them will be compatible.
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## Exported contents
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The following items will be exported:
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- Project and wiki repositories
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- Project uploads
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- Project configuration including web hooks and services
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- Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets,
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and other project entities
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- LFS objects
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The following items will NOT be exported:
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- Build traces and artifacts
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- Container registry images
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- CI variables
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- Any encrypted tokens
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## Exporting a project and its data
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1. Go to the project settings page by clicking on **Edit Project**:
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1. Scroll down to find the **Export project** button:
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1. Once the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to
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download the file:
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1. Alternatively, you can come back to the project settings and download the
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file from there, or generate a new export. Once the file available, the page
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should show the **Download export** button:
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## Importing the project
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1. The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import
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options when creating a New Project. Make sure you are in the right namespace
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and you have entered a project name. Click on **GitLab export**:
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1. You can see where the project will be imported to. You can now select file
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exported previously:
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1. Click on **Import project** to begin importing. Your newly imported project
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page will appear soon.
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[ce-3050]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050
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[tmp]: ../../../development/shared_files.md
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