Migrate GitLab 6.72 Server to Gitlab 12.1.6 Server

Question

We used GitLab 6.7.2 server and now we've set up a new GitLab 12.1.6 Server. So I want to migrate only one Project from GitLab 6.7.2 to GitLab 12.1.6. What the best way I can do?

Because the GitLab 6.7.2 were holding so many projects, so I can't upgrade it to the version 12.1.6 to use backup and restore function, all projects is private projects so I can't use the import url function from Gitlab 12.1.6 too. I thought I can clone the project from old GilLab and push it to new GitLab but It seem not a good way, because I want to have Wiki, merge request history ... in new Gitlab.

Git clone [old GitLab]
Git fetch -a
Git pull --all

Git push --all [to new GitLab]

The best way I can do to migrate a project from Gitlab 6.7.2 to Gitlab 12.1.6

Create a new origin pointing to the new GitLab server's repository and push the codebase to that instead (assuming it's a different URL). — alex, Sep 12 '19 at 14:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '19 at 02:40

If you want to have all the information, then you'll need to update the instance or a copy of the instance to at least 11.1 so that the project export/import versions match, then export the project and import it into the new instance.

If that's not an option, there are a few things you can export/import, but won't cover everything:

repo files (using git clone from old project and git push to new project)
issues using CSV export
wiki using the wiki specific git remote. See this other stackoverflow answer on migrate a GitLab wiki

Thank @Arty-chan. I've used Git clone --bare and Git push --mirror for above issues. Thank for your support. — nguyenvietcuong.hb, Sep 24 '19 at 05:03

Migrate GitLab 6.72 Server to Gitlab 12.1.6 Server

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