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Kirill Smelkov
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Existing projects running on any GitLab instance or GitLab.com can be exported
with all its related data and moved into a new GitLab instance.
## Requirements
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You will need at least GitLab version 8.9 running on both instances
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Importing may not be possible if the import instance version is lower
than the exporter.
>**Note:**
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This feature was
[
introduced
][
ce-3050
]
in GitLab 8.9
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Importing may not be possible if the import instance version is lower
than that of the exporter.
## Exported contents
*
The following items will be exported:
*
Project and wiki repositories
*
Project uploads
*
Project configuration including web hooks and services
*
Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets,
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The following items will be exported:
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Project and wiki repositories
-
Project uploads
-
Project configuration including web hooks and services
-
Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets,
and other project entities
*
The following items will NOT be exported:
*
Build traces and artifacts
*
LFS objects
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The following items will NOT be exported:
-
Build traces and artifacts
-
LFS objects
## Exporting a project and its data
1.
Go to the project settings page and find the Export button
.
1.
Go to the project settings page and find the Export button
![export_1](./img/export_1.png)
2.
Once the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to download the file.
1.
Once the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to download the file
![export_3](./img/export_3.png)
3
.
You can come back to project settings and download the file from there, or delete it so it
can be generated again
.
1
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You can come back to project settings and download the file from there, or delete it so it
can be generated again
![export_4](./img/export_4.png)
## Import
## Import
ing the project
1.
The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import options on New Project
.
1.
The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import options on New Project
![import_1](./img/import_1.png)
2.
After choosing a namespace or path, you can then select the file prevoiusly exported.
1.
After choosing a namespace or path, you can then select the file prevoiusly exported
![import_2](./img/import_2.png)
3.
Click on Import and the import now begins and you will see your newly imported project page soon.
1.
Click on Import and the import now begins and you will see your newly imported project page soon
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