(BETA) GitlabGroupExporter

Export group with all projects and subgroups

Requirements

python >=3.6
admin rights over gitlab (owner role to export groups and projects, admin rights to create groups, projects...)
API token on both Gitlab (asigned to your gitlab user)

Install

Install requirements

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Configuration file (config.yml)

Set your configuration with config.yml (on root path)

vim config.yml

OLD_GITLAB_URL: https://oldgitlab.com
OLD_TOKEN: XXXX
NEW_GITLAB_URL: http://newgitlab.com
NEW_TOKEN: XXXXX
OLD_GROUP_ID: XXXXX
NEW_GROUP_NAME: MyNewImportedGroup

Variables description

OLD_GITLAB_URL: Gitlab url from you want to export the group
OLD_TOKEN: Gitlab token with API access from old gitlab instance
NEW_GITLAB_URL: Gitlab url where you want to import that new group
NEW_TOKEN: Gitlab token with API access from new gitlab instance
OLD_GROUP_ID: Group Id from the group that you want to export (on old gitlab instance)
NEW_GROUP_NAME: New group name that you will create (import) over that new gitlab instance

Example command

mkdir /tmp/gitlab 
python3 main.py -p /tmp/gitlab/ -l INFO

Note: Directory must be created and need to be empty. When you set the directory on the command, need to end with slash '/'

Examples

Group to be exported

New group imported from old gitlab instance

Command

Config

Result

Then, delete the directory if you no longer need it.

rmdir /tmp/gitlab

About code

This code written in python possibly has many unanticipated improvements. It is not a program designed at a productive level contemplating all the possible errors that may exist.
It is only a functional program designed to automate.
As for the python code itself, possible improvements are welcome. I am not a 100% experienced python programmer, but I am having fun. Enjoy :)

PCCarer / GitlabGroupExporter