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authorJames Lopez <james@jameslopez.es>2016-06-17 11:24:51 +0200
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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.
-## Requirements
-
-- You will need at least GitLab version 8.9 running on both instances
-- Importing may not be possible if the import instance version is lower
- than the exporter.
+>**Note:**
+ - This feature was [introduced][ce-3050] in GitLab 8.9
+ - Importing may not be possible if the import instance version is lower
+ than that of the exporter.
## Exported contents
-* The following items will be exported:
- * Project and wiki repositories
- * Project uploads
- * Project configuration including web hooks and services
- * Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets,
+- The following items will be exported:
+ - Project and wiki repositories
+ - Project uploads
+ - Project configuration including web hooks and services
+ - Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets,
and other project entities
-* The following items will NOT be exported:
- * Build traces and artifacts
- * LFS objects
+- The following items will NOT be exported:
+ - Build traces and artifacts
+ - LFS objects
## Exporting a project and its data
-1. Go to the project settings page and find the Export button.
+1. Go to the project settings page and find the Export button
![export_1](./img/export_1.png)
-2. Once the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to download the file.
+1. Once the export is generated, you should receive an e-mail with a link to download the file
![export_3](./img/export_3.png)
-3. You can come back to project settings and download the file from there, or delete it so it
-can be generated again.
+1. You can come back to project settings and download the file from there, or delete it so it
+can be generated again
![export_4](./img/export_4.png)
-## Import
+## Importing the project
-1. The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import options on New Project.
+1. The new GitLab project import feature is at the far right of the import options on New Project
![import_1](./img/import_1.png)
-2. 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 prevoiusly exported
![import_2](./img/import_2.png)
-
-3. Click on Import and the import now begins and you will see your newly imported project page soon.
+1. Click on Import and the import now begins and you will see your newly imported project page soon