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ch271828n
ch271828n

Reputation: 17567

How to "backup" or "transfer" my GitHub things other than code? (PR, issue, wiki, etc) Or other solutions?

Say, our company uses GitHub extensively, so we have a big private repo with hundreds of issues and PRs. All programmers work on this repo.

However, we may want to change to another provider, say GitLab, BitBucket, or even self-hosted git server. Of course the code can be transfered and cloned very easily. But what about the PR, issue, kanban, wiki, project, etc? How can I transfer them? Or, how can I backup them to my local computer?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 428

Answers (3)

Miguel Tomás
Miguel Tomás

Reputation: 1911

one can "backup" / clone the WIKI , by using the link found at the bottom of the right side pane menu, "Clone this wiki locally". Just copy the link and use GitHub desktop to clone it into our local computer. You can clone the git wiki using following command.

git clone [link]

Upvotes: 0

hobbs
hobbs

Reputation: 239751

A GitHub wiki is just a git repo containing a file full of wiki markup for each page; you can clone it and back it up. Transferring it somewhere else may, of course, require some wiki markup conversion.

Most other stuff is accessible through the API; you should get familiar with the API docs. For instance, if you wanted to export the issues and PRs, you would want to start with the GET issues endpoint.

Upvotes: 3

Adrian J. Moreno
Adrian J. Moreno

Reputation: 14859

What you're looking for is a total migration process.

Many of the major source control systems have automated processes to handle this. For instance, here's GitLab's process:

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/import/github.html

Using the importer, you can import your GitHub repositories to GitLab.com or to your self-managed GitLab instance.

Overview

The following aspects of a project are imported:

  • Repository description (GitLab.com & 7.7+)
  • Git repository data (GitLab.com & 7.7+)
  • Issues (GitLab.com & 7.7+)
  • Pull requests (GitLab.com & 8.4+)
  • Wiki pages (GitLab.com & 8.4+)
  • Milestones (GitLab.com & 8.7+)
  • Labels (GitLab.com & 8.7+)
  • Release note descriptions (GitLab.com & 8.12+)
  • Pull request review comments (GitLab.com & 10.2+)
  • Pull request reviews (GitLab.com & 13.7+)
  • Pull request “merged by” information (GitLab.com & 13.7+)
  • Regular issue and pull request comments
  • Git Large File Storage (LFS) Objects

Upvotes: 1

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