How we migrated from GitHub to Gitlab and keeping our workflow

说明与用途

将代码、问题和 CI 流水线从 GitHub 迁移到 GitLab，保持工作流程并最小化中断。

问题

Migrating a large open‑source project from GitHub to GitLab while preserving existing workflow and community practices.

结果

Successful migration with preserved history, issue tracking, and CI pipelines, enabling continued community contributions.

工作流

• 1. Created new GitLab projects mirroring GitHub repos
• 2. Migrated code, branches, tags, and commit history
• 3. Transferred issues, pull requests, and comments
• 4. Recreated CI pipelines using GitLab CI syntax
• 5. Updated webhooks and integrations
• 6. Communicated changes to contributors and updated documentation
• 7. Decommissioned GitHub repos after verification

证据

We migrated all our repositories, issues, and CI pipelines to GitLab with minimal disruption.

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