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type: howto
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stage: Manage
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group: Import
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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---
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# Import multiple repositories by uploading a manifest file **(FREE)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/28811) in GitLab 11.2.
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GitLab allows you to import all the required Git repositories
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based on a manifest file like the one used by the
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[Android repository](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest/+/2d6f081a3b05d8ef7a2b1b52b0d536b2b74feab4/default.xml).
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This feature can be very handy when you need to import a project with many
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repositories like the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
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## Requirements
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GitLab must be using PostgreSQL for its database, since
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[subgroups](../../group/subgroups/index.md) are needed for the manifest import
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to work.
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Read more about the [database requirements](../../../install/requirements.md#database).
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## Manifest format
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A manifest must be an XML file. There must be one `remote` tag with a `review`
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attribute that contains a URL to a Git server, and each `project` tag must have
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a `name` and `path` attribute. GitLab will then build the URL to the repository
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by combining the URL from the `remote` tag with a project name.
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A path attribute is used to represent the project path in GitLab.
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Below is a valid example of a manifest file:
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```xml
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<manifest>
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<remote review="https://android.googlesource.com/" />
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<project path="build/make" name="platform/build" />
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<project path="build/blueprint" name="platform/build/blueprint" />
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</manifest>
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```
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As a result, the following projects are created:
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| GitLab | Import URL |
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|:------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `https://gitlab.com/YOUR_GROUP/build/make` | <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build> |
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| `https://gitlab.com/YOUR_GROUP/build/blueprint` | <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/build/blueprint> |
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## Import the repositories
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To start the import:
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1. From your GitLab dashboard click **New project**.
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1. Switch to the **Import project** tab.
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1. Click on the **Manifest file** button.
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1. Provide GitLab with a manifest XML file.
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1. Select a group you want to import to (you need to create a group first if you don't have one).
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1. Click **List available repositories**. At this point, you are redirected
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to the import status page with projects list based on the manifest file.
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1. Check the list and click **Import all repositories** to start the import.
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