From e42f265d87a47237c30ab687d859c45928e05b73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Amirault Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:48:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Linking to backup doc from migration doc, for self-hosted to self-hosted migration --- doc/user/project/import/index.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/index.md b/doc/user/project/import/index.md index 2f5efbe84d9..ca02e4e9e96 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/index.md @@ -25,3 +25,10 @@ but issues and merge requests can't be imported. If you want to retain all metadata like issues and merge requests, you can use the [import/export feature](../settings/import_export.md). + +## Migrating between two self-hosted GitLab instances + +The best method for migrating a project from one GitLab instance to another, +perhaps from an old server to a new server for example, is to +[back up the project](../../../raketasks/backup_restore.md), +then restore it on the new server.