Repository mirroring (from GitLab to GitHub)

May 10, 2021 1 min read

Make GitLab the main place for all my repositories and github read-only and for archiving purposes.

Step by step

Pick up name (for your repository/repositories): e.g.: procedural-programming-examples
Create GitLab repository
Create GitHub repository
Generate a GitHub personal access token with the public_repo box checked (so you can pick up more options), and save that token.
On GitLab repository → Go to the Settings → Repository → Mirroring repositories.
Fill the URL and token. Mirror direction set to push. Authentication method set to password and fill the token

https://<your_github_username>@github.com/<again_your_github_username>/<your_github_project>.git
# e.g:
https://Mishco@github.com/Mishco/procedural-programming-examples.git

Done.

Sources

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/repository_mirroring.html#setting-up-a-push-mirror-from-gitlab-to-github
https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token

Michal Slovík

Java developer and Cloud DevOps

My job interests include devops, java development and docker / kubernetes technologies.