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 4. [SVN](migrating_from_svn.md)
 
 ### Note
-* If you'd like to migrate from a self-hosted GitLab instance to GitLab.com, you can copy your repos by changing the remote and pushing to the new server; but issues and merge requests can't be imported.
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+* If you'd like to migrate from a self-hosted GitLab instance to GitLab.com, you can copy your repos by changing the remote and pushing to the new server; but issues and merge requests can't be imported.
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+* When you migrate repositories to GitLab, there is no restriction on maximum size. They are imported via HTTP, but if the repository is too large, it can timeout.