Rewrite HTTP links to force TLS, where possible

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ By submitting code as an individual you agree to the [individual contributor lic
 
 ## Security vulnerability disclosure
 
-Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to support@gitlab.com, also see the [disclosure section on the GitLab.com website](http://about.gitlab.com/disclosure/). Please do NOT create publicly viewable issues for suspected security vulnerabilities.
+Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to support@gitlab.com, also see the [disclosure section on the GitLab.com website](https://about.gitlab.com/disclosure/). Please do NOT create publicly viewable issues for suspected security vulnerabilities.
 
 ## Closing policy for issues and merge requests
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The [GitLab CE issue tracker on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab
 
 Do not use the issue tracker for feature requests. We have a specific [feature request forum](http://feedback.gitlab.com) for this purpose. Please keep feature requests as small and simple as possible, complex ones might be edited to make them small and simple.
 
-Please send a merge request with a tested solution or a merge request with a failing test instead of opening an issue if you can. If you're unsure where to post, post to the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq) or [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gitlab) first. There are a lot of helpful GitLab users there who may be able to help you quickly. If your particular issue turns out to be a bug, it will find its way from there.
+Please send a merge request with a tested solution or a merge request with a failing test instead of opening an issue if you can. If you're unsure where to post, post to the [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq) or [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gitlab) first. There are a lot of helpful GitLab users there who may be able to help you quickly. If your particular issue turns out to be a bug, it will find its way from there.
 
 ### Issue tracker guidelines
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ If you can, please submit a merge request with the fix or improvements including
 1. Write [tests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit#running-the-tests) and code
 1. Add your changes to the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG)
 1. If you are changing the README, some documentation or other things which have no effect on the tests, add `[ci skip]` somewhere in the commit message
-1. If you have multiple commits please combine them into one commit by [squashing them](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History#Squashing-Commits)
+1. If you have multiple commits please combine them into one commit by [squashing them](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History#Squashing-Commits)
 1. Push the commit to your fork
 1. Submit a merge request (MR) to the master branch
 1. The MR title should describe the change you want to make
@@ -181,4 +181,4 @@ This code of conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces whe
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior can be reported by emailing contact@gitlab.com
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http:contributor-covenant.org), version 1.1.0, available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/)
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org), version 1.1.0, available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/)

app/views/admin/users/_profile.html.haml

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     - unless user.linkedin.blank?
       %li
         %span.light LinkedIn:
-        %strong= link_to user.linkedin, "http://www.linkedin.com/in/#{user.linkedin}"
+        %strong= link_to user.linkedin, "https://www.linkedin.com/in/#{user.linkedin}"
     - unless user.twitter.blank?
       %li
         %span.light Twitter:
-        %strong= link_to user.twitter, "http://www.twitter.com/#{user.twitter}"
+        %strong= link_to user.twitter, "https://twitter.com/#{user.twitter}"
     - unless user.website_url.blank?
       %li
         %span.light Website:

app/views/users/show.html.haml

@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
           = icon('skype')
     - unless @user.linkedin.blank?
       .profile-link-holder
-        = link_to "http://www.linkedin.com/in/#{@user.linkedin}", title: "LinkedIn" do
+        = link_to "https://www.linkedin.com/in/#{@user.linkedin}", title: "LinkedIn" do
           = icon('linkedin-square')
     - unless @user.twitter.blank?
       .profile-link-holder
-        = link_to "http://www.twitter.com/#{@user.twitter}", title: "Twitter" do
+        = link_to "https://twitter.com/#{@user.twitter}", title: "Twitter" do
           = icon('twitter-square')
     - unless @user.website_url.blank?
       .profile-link-holder

doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ GitLab Runner then executes build scripts as `gitlab-runner` user.
 
     ```bash
     $ sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
-      --url http://gitlab.com/ci \
+      --url https://gitlab.com/ci \
       --token RUNNER_TOKEN \
       --executor shell
       --description "My Runner"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ In order to do that follow the steps:
 
     ```bash
     $ sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
-      --url http://gitlab.com/ci \
+      --url https://gitlab.com/ci \
       --token RUNNER_TOKEN \
       --executor docker \
       --description "My Docker Runner" \

doc/ci/quick_start/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To start building projects with GitLab CI a few steps needs to be done.
 
 First you need to have a working GitLab and GitLab CI instance.
 
-You can omit this step if you use [GitLab.com](http://GitLab.com/).
+You can omit this step if you use [GitLab.com](https://GitLab.com/).
 
 ## 2. Create repository on GitLab
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Push your application to that repository.
 ## 3. Add project to CI
 
 The next part is to login to GitLab CI.
-Point your browser to the URL you have set GitLab or use [gitlab.com/ci](http://gitlab.com/ci/).
+Point your browser to the URL you have set GitLab or use [gitlab.com/ci](https://gitlab.com/ci/).
 
 On the first screen you will see a list of GitLab's projects that you have access to:
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ If you do it correctly your runner should be shown under **Runners activated for
 
 ### Shared runners
 
-If you use [gitlab.com/ci](http://gitlab.com/ci/) you can use **Shared runners** provided by GitLab Inc.
+If you use [gitlab.com/ci](https://gitlab.com/ci/) you can use **Shared runners** provided by GitLab Inc.
 These are special virtual machines that are run on GitLab's infrastructure that can build any project.
 To enable **Shared runners** you have to go to **Runners** and click **Enable shared runners** for this project.
 

doc/customization/libravatar.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 GitLab by default supports [Gravatar](https://gravatar.com) avatar service.
 Libravatar is a service which delivers your avatar (profile picture) to other websites and their API is
-[heavily based on gravatar](http://wiki.libravatar.org/api/).
+[heavily based on gravatar](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/).
 
 This means that it is not complicated to switch to Libravatar avatar service or even self hosted Libravatar server.
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ the configuration options as follows:
 
 ## Self-hosted
 
-If you are [running your own libravatar service](http://wiki.libravatar.org/running_your_own/) the URL will be different in the configuration
+If you are [running your own libravatar service](https://wiki.libravatar.org/running_your_own/) the URL will be different in the configuration
 but the important part is to provide the same placeholders so GitLab can parse the URL correctly.
 
 For example, you host a service on `http://libravatar.example.com` the `plain_url` you need to supply in `gitlab.yml` is
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for changes to take effect.
 
 ## Default URL for missing images
 
-[Libravatar supports different sets](http://wiki.libravatar.org/api/) of `missing images` for emails not found on the Libravatar service.
+[Libravatar supports different sets](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/) of `missing images` for emails not found on the Libravatar service.
 
 In order to use a different set other than `identicon`, replace `&d=identicon` portion of the URL with another supported set.
 For example, you can use `retro` set in which case the URL would look like: `plain_url: "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=retro"`

doc/development/architecture.md

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ nginx
 
 Apache httpd
 
-- [Explanation of Apache logs](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/logs.html).
+- [Explanation of Apache logs](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/logs.html).
 - `/var/log/apache2/` contains error and output logs (on Ubuntu).
 - `/var/log/httpd/` contains error and output logs (on RHEL).
 

doc/hooks/custom_hooks.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please explore webhooks as an option if you do not have filesystem access. For a
 Git natively supports hooks that are executed on different actions.
 Examples of server-side git hooks include pre-receive, post-receive, and update.
 See
-[Git SCM Server-Side Hooks](http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks#Server-Side-Hooks)
+[Git SCM Server-Side Hooks](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks#Server-Side-Hooks)
 for more information about each hook type.
 
 As of gitlab-shell version 2.2.0 (which requires GitLab 7.5+), GitLab

doc/install/database_mysql.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Note
 
-We do not recommend using MySQL due to various issues. For example, case [(in)sensitivity](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/case-sensitivity.html) and [problems](http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) that [suggested](http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=50909) [fixes](http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) [have](http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=63164).
+We do not recommend using MySQL due to various issues. For example, case [(in)sensitivity](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/case-sensitivity.html) and [problems](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) that [suggested](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=50909) [fixes](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=65830) [have](https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=63164).
 
 ## MySQL
 

doc/install/installation.md

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Then select 'Internet Site' and press enter to confirm the hostname.
 
 ## 2. Ruby
 
-The use of Ruby version managers such as [RVM](http://rvm.io/), [rbenv](https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv) or [chruby](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby) with GitLab in production frequently leads to hard to diagnose problems. For example, GitLab Shell is called from OpenSSH and having a version manager can prevent pushing and pulling over SSH. Version managers are not supported and we strongly advise everyone to follow the instructions below to use a system Ruby.
+The use of Ruby version managers such as [RVM](https://rvm.io/), [rbenv](https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv) or [chruby](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby) with GitLab in production frequently leads to hard to diagnose problems. For example, GitLab Shell is called from OpenSSH and having a version manager can prevent pushing and pulling over SSH. Version managers are not supported and we strongly advise everyone to follow the instructions below to use a system Ruby.
 
 Remove the old Ruby 1.8 if present
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ We recommend using a PostgreSQL database. For MySQL check [MySQL setup guide](da
 
 ### Install Gems
 
-**Note:** As of bundler 1.5.2, you can invoke `bundle install -jN` (where `N` the number of your processor cores) and enjoy the parallel gems installation with measurable difference in completion time (~60% faster). Check the number of your cores with `nproc`. For more information check this [post](http://robots.thoughtbot.com/parallel-gem-installing-using-bundler). First make sure you have bundler >= 1.5.2 (run `bundle -v`) as it addresses some [issues](https://devcenter.heroku.com/changelog-items/411) that were [fixed](https://github.com/bundler/bundler/pull/2817) in 1.5.2.
+**Note:** As of bundler 1.5.2, you can invoke `bundle install -jN` (where `N` the number of your processor cores) and enjoy the parallel gems installation with measurable difference in completion time (~60% faster). Check the number of your cores with `nproc`. For more information check this [post](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/parallel-gem-installing-using-bundler). First make sure you have bundler >= 1.5.2 (run `bundle -v`) as it addresses some [issues](https://devcenter.heroku.com/changelog-items/411) that were [fixed](https://github.com/bundler/bundler/pull/2817) in 1.5.2.
 
     # For PostgreSQL (note, the option says "without ... mysql")
     sudo -u git -H bundle install --deployment --without development test mysql aws kerberos

doc/integration/ldap.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ main: # 'main' is the GitLab 'provider ID' of this LDAP server
 
   # Filter LDAP users
   #
-  #   Format: RFC 4515 http://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc4515
+  #   Format: RFC 4515 https://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc4515
   #   Ex. (employeeType=developer)
   #
   #   Note: GitLab does not support omniauth-ldap's custom filter syntax.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ If multiple LDAP email attributes are present, e.g. `mail: foo@bar.com` and `ema
 ## Using an LDAP filter to limit access to your GitLab server
 
 If you want to limit all GitLab access to a subset of the LDAP users on your LDAP server you can set up an LDAP user filter.
-The filter must comply with [RFC 4515](http://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc4515).
+The filter must comply with [RFC 4515](https://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc4515).
 
 ```ruby
 # For omnibus packages; new LDAP server syntax

doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md

@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and
 
 8.  It is your responsibility to notify GitLab B.V. when any change is required to the list of designated employees authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of the Corporation, or to the Corporation's Point of Contact with GitLab B.V..
 
-This text is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) and the original source is the Google Open Source Programs Office.
+This text is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) and the original source is the Google Open Source Programs Office.

doc/legal/individual_contributor_license_agreement.md

@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and
 
 8.  You agree to notify GitLab B.V. of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.
 
-This text is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) and the original source is the Google Open Source Programs Office.
+This text is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) and the original source is the Google Open Source Programs Office.

doc/markdown/markdown.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You can also use other rich text files in GitLab. You might have to install a de
 
 ## Newlines
 
-GFM honors the markdown specification in how [paragraphs and line breaks are handled](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#p).
+GFM honors the markdown specification in how [paragraphs and line breaks are handled](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#p).
 
 A paragraph is simply one or more consecutive lines of text, separated by one or more blank lines.  
 Line-breaks, or softreturns, are rendered if you end a line with two or more spaces
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ do_this_and_do_that_and_another_thing
 
 GFM will autolink almost any URL you copy and paste into your text.
 
-    * http://www.google.com
+    * https://www.google.com
     * https://google.com/
     * ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
     * smb://foo/bar/baz
     * irc://irc.freenode.net/gitlab
     * http://localhost:3000
 
-* http://www.google.com
+* https://www.google.com
 * https://google.com/
 * ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
 * smb://foo/bar/baz
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ There are two ways to create links, inline-style and reference-style.
 
     [arbitrary case-insensitive reference text]: https://www.mozilla.org
     [1]: http://slashdot.org
-    [link text itself]: http://www.reddit.com
+    [link text itself]: https://www.reddit.com
 
 [I'm an inline-style link](https://www.google.com)
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Some text to show that the reference links can follow later.
 
 [arbitrary case-insensitive reference text]: https://www.mozilla.org
 [1]: http://slashdot.org
-[link text itself]: http://www.reddit.com
+[link text itself]: https://www.reddit.com
 
 **Note**
 
@@ -583,5 +583,5 @@ By including colons in the header row, you can align the text within that column
 ## References
 
 - This document leveraged heavily from the [Markdown-Cheatsheet](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet).
-- The [Markdown Syntax Guide](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) at Daring Fireball is an excellent resource for a detailed explanation of standard markdown.
+- The [Markdown Syntax Guide](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) at Daring Fireball is an excellent resource for a detailed explanation of standard markdown.
 - [Dillinger.io](http://dillinger.io) is a handy tool for testing standard markdown.

doc/operations/unicorn.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ leak memory, probably because it does not handle user requests.)
 
 To make these memory leaks manageable, GitLab comes with the
 [unicorn-worker-killer gem](https://github.com/kzk/unicorn-worker-killer). This
-gem [monkey-patches](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_patch) the Unicorn
+gem [monkey-patches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_patch) the Unicorn
 workers to do a memory self-check after every 16 requests. If the memory of the
 Unicorn worker exceeds a pre-set limit then the worker process exits. The
 Unicorn master then automatically replaces the worker process.
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ is a normal value for our current GitLab.com setup and traffic.
 
 The high frequency of Unicorn memory restarts on some GitLab sites can be a
 source of confusion for administrators. Usually they are a [red
-herring](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring).
+herring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring).

doc/release/security.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Do a security release when there is a critical issue that needs to be addresses
 
 ## Security vulnerability disclosure
 
-Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to <support@gitlab.com>, also see the [disclosure section on the GitLab.com website](http://about.gitlab.com/disclosure/). Please do NOT create publicly viewable issues for suspected security vulnerabilities.
+Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to <support@gitlab.com>, also see the [disclosure section on the GitLab.com website](https://about.gitlab.com/disclosure/). Please do NOT create publicly viewable issues for suspected security vulnerabilities.
 
 ## Release Procedure
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Please report suspected security vulnerabilities in private to <support@gitlab.c
 1. Send tweets about the release from `@gitlabhq`
 1. Send out an email to [the community google mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gitlabhq)
 1. Post a signed copy of our complete announcement to [oss-security](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/) and request a CVE number. CVE is only needed for bugs that allow someone to own the server (Remote Code Execution) or access to code of projects they are not a member of.
-1. Add the security researcher to the [Security Researcher Acknowledgments list](http://about.gitlab.com/vulnerability-acknowledgements/)
+1. Add the security researcher to the [Security Researcher Acknowledgments list](https://about.gitlab.com/vulnerability-acknowledgements/)
 1. Thank the security researcher in an email for their cooperation
 1. Update the blog post and the CHANGELOG when we receive the CVE number
 

doc/ssh/README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Deploy keys can be shared between projects, you just need to add them to each pr
 
 ### Eclipse
 
-How to add your ssh key to Eclipse: http://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide#Eclipse_SSH_Configuration
+How to add your ssh key to Eclipse: https://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide#Eclipse_SSH_Configuration
 
 ## Tip: Non-default OpenSSH key file names or locations
 

doc/update/6.x-or-7.x-to-7.14.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Download and compile Ruby:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir /tmp/ruby && cd /tmp/ruby
-curl --progress http://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/2.1/ruby-2.1.6.tar.gz | tar xz
+curl --progress https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/2.1/ruby-2.1.6.tar.gz | tar xz
 cd ruby-2.1.6
 ./configure --disable-install-rdoc
 make

doc/workflow/gitlab_flow.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This allows a wide variety of branching strategies and workflows.
 Almost all of these are an improvement over the methods used before git.
 But many organizations end up with a workflow that is not clearly defined, overly complex or not integrated with issue tracking systems.
 Therefore we propose the GitLab flow as clearly defined set of best practices.
-It combines [feature driven development](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature-driven_development) and [feature branches](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FeatureBranch.html) with issue tracking.
+It combines [feature driven development](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature-driven_development) and [feature branches](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FeatureBranch.html) with issue tracking.
 
 Organizations coming to git from other version control systems frequently find it hard to develop an effective workflow.
 This article describes the GitLab flow that integrates the git workflow with an issue tracking system.
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ This workflow where commits only flow downstream ensures that everything has bee
 If you need to cherry-pick a commit with a hotfix it is common to develop it on a feature branch and merge it into master with a merge request, do not delete the feature branch.
 If master is good to go (it should be if you a practicing [continuous delivery](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/ContinuousDelivery.html)) you then merge it to the other branches.
 If this is not possible because more manual testing is required you can send merge requests from the feature branch to the downstream branches.
-An 'extreme' version of environment branches are setting up an environment for each feature branch as done by [Teatro](http://teatro.io/).
+An 'extreme' version of environment branches are setting up an environment for each feature branch as done by [Teatro](https://teatro.io/).
 
 ## Release branches with GitLab flow
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ By branching as late as possible you minimize the time you have to apply bug fix
 After a release branch is announced, only serious bug fixes are included in the release branch.
 If possible these bug fixes are first merged into master and then cherry-picked into the release branch.
 This way you can't forget to cherry-pick them into master and encounter the same bug on subsequent releases.
-This is called an 'upstream first' policy that is also practiced by [Google](http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/upstream-first) and [Red Hat](http://www.redhat.com/about/news/archive/2013/5/a-community-for-using-openstack-with-red-hat-rdo).
+This is called an 'upstream first' policy that is also practiced by [Google](https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/upstream-first) and [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/about/news/archive/2013/5/a-community-for-using-openstack-with-red-hat-rdo).
 Every time a bug-fix is included in a release branch the patch version is raised (to comply with [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/)) by setting a new tag.
 Some projects also have a stable branch that points to the same commit as the latest released branch.
 In this flow it is not common to have a production branch (or git flow master branch).
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ And to understand a change in context one can always look at the merge commit th
 
 After you merge multiple commits from a feature branch into the master branch this is harder to undo.
 If you would have squashed all the commits into one you could have just reverted this commit but as we indicated you should not rebase commits after they are pushed.
-Fortunately [reverting a merge made some time ago](http://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/02/undoing-merges.html) can be done with git.
+Fortunately [reverting a merge made some time ago](https://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/02/undoing-merges.html) can be done with git.
 This however, requires having specific merge commits for the commits your want to revert.
 If you revert a merge and you change your mind, revert the revert instead of merging again since git will not allow you to merge the code again otherwise.
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ With git you can also rebase your feature branch commits to order them after the
 This prevents creating a merge commit when merging master into your feature branch and creates a nice linear history.
 However, just like with squashing you should never rebase commits you have pushed to a remote server.
 This makes it impossible to rebase work in progress that you already shared with your team which is something we recommend.
-When using rebase to keep your feature branch updated you [need to resolve similar conflicts again and again](http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/10/git-team-workflows-merge-or-rebase/).
+When using rebase to keep your feature branch updated you [need to resolve similar conflicts again and again](https://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/10/git-team-workflows-merge-or-rebase/).
 You can reuse recorded resolutions (rerere) sometimes, but without rebasing you only have to solve the conflicts one time and you’re set.
 There has to be a better way to avoid many merge commits.
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ When initiating a feature branch, always start with an up to date master to bran
 If you know beforehand that your work absolutely depends on another branch you can also branch from there.
 If you need to merge in another branch after starting explain the reason in the merge commit.
 If you have not pushed your commits to a shared location yet you can also rebase on master or another feature branch.
-Do not merge in upstream if your code will work and merge cleanly without doing so, Linus even says that [you should never merge in upstream at random points, only at major releases](http://lwn.net/Articles/328438/).
+Do not merge in upstream if your code will work and merge cleanly without doing so, Linus even says that [you should never merge in upstream at random points, only at major releases](https://lwn.net/Articles/328438/).
 Merging only when needed prevents creating merge commits in your feature branch that later end up littering the master history.
 
 ### References

doc/workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Git is a distributed version control system.
 There are some major differences between the two, for more information consult your favorite search engine.
 
 Git has tools for migrating SVN repositories to git, namely `git svn`. You can read more about this at
-[git documentation pages](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Git-and-Subversion).
+[git documentation pages](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Git-and-Subversion).
 
-Apart from the [official git documentation](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Migrating-to-Git) there is also
+Apart from the [official git documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Migrating-to-Git) there is also
 user created step by step guide for migrating from SVN to GitLab.
 
 [Benjamin New](https://github.com/leftclickben) wrote [a guide that shows how to do a migration](https://gist.github.com/leftclickben/322b7a3042cbe97ed2af). Mirrors can be found [here](https://gitlab.com/snippets/2168) and [here](https://gist.github.com/maxlazio/f1b593b0d00aa966e9ca).