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A **secondary** site also has a tracking database where it stores which projects have been synced.
A **secondary** site also has a tracking database where it stores which projects have been synced.
Geo compares the two databases to find projects that are not yet tracked.
Geo compares the two databases to find projects that are not yet tracked.
At the start, this tracking database is empty, so Geo will start trying to update from every project that it can see in the GitLab database.
At the start, this tracking database is empty, so Geo tries to update from every project that it can see in the GitLab database.
For each project to sync:
For each project to sync:
1. Geo will issue a `git fetch geo --mirror` to get the latest information from the **primary** site.
1. Geo issues a `git fetch geo --mirror` to get the latest information from the **primary** site.
If there are no changes, the sync will be fast and end quickly. Otherwise, it will pull the latest commits.
If there are no changes, the sync is fast. Otherwise, it has to pull the latest commits.
1. The **secondary** site will update the tracking database to store the fact that it has synced projects A, B, C, etc.
1. The **secondary** site updates the tracking database to store the fact that it has synced projects A, B, C, etc.
1. Repeat until all projects are synced.
1. Repeat until all projects are synced.
When someone pushes a commit to the **primary** site, it generates an event in the GitLab database that the repository has changed.
When someone pushes a commit to the **primary** site, it generates an event in the GitLab database that the repository has changed.
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## Can I login to a secondary site?
## Can I login to a secondary site?
Yes, but secondary sites receive all authentication data (like user accounts and logins) from the primary instance. This means you will be re-directed to the primary for authentication and routed back afterwards.
Yes, but secondary sites receive all authentication data (like user accounts and logins) from the primary instance. This means you are re-directed to the primary for authentication and then routed back.
