Commit 6715402e authored by James Lopez's avatar James Lopez Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

added some extra nice tasks to have

parent 604fb8bd
# Project import/export
Existing projects running on any GitLab instance or GitLab.com can be exported
with all its related data and moved into a new GitLab instance.
with all its related data and be moved to a new GitLab instance.
>**Note:**
- This feature was [introduced][ce-3050] in GitLab 8.9
- Importing may not be possible if the import instance version is lower
- Importing will not be possible if the import instance version is lower
than that of the exporter.
## Exported contents
......@@ -41,8 +41,26 @@ can be generated again
![import_1](./img/import_1.png)
1. After choosing a namespace or path, you can then select the file prevoiusly exported
1. After choosing a namespace or path, you can then select the file exported previously
![import_2](./img/import_2.png)
1. Click on Import and the import now begins and you will see your newly imported project page soon
1. Click on Import to begin importing and you will see your newly imported project page soon
[ce-3050]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050
## Advanced
> The GitLab Import/Export version can be checked by using:
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:import_export:version
```
> The current list of DB tables that will get exported can be listed by using:
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:import_export:data RAILS_ENV=production
```
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