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# Repository mirroring **(FREE)**
-You can _mirror_ a repository to and from external sources. You can select which
-repository serves as the source, and modify which parts of the repository are copied.
-Branches, tags, and commits can be mirrored.
+You can _mirror_ a repository to and from external sources. You can select which repository
+serves as the source. Branches, tags, and commits can be mirrored.
+
+NOTE:
+SCP-style URLs are **not** supported. However, the work for implementing SCP-style URLs is tracked
+in [this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/18993).
+Subscribe to the issue to follow its progress.
Several mirroring methods exist:
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copy of your project at its previous home, configure your GitLab repository as a
[push mirror](push.md). Changes you make to your GitLab repository are copied to
the old location.
-- Your GitLab project is private, but some components can be shared publicly.
- Configure your primary repository as a [push mirror](push.md) and push the portions
- you want to make public. With this configuration, you can open-source specific
- projects, contribute back to the open-source community, and protect the sensitive
- parts of your project.
+- Your GitLab instance is private, but you want to open-source some projects.
- You migrated to GitLab, but the canonical version of your project is somewhere else.
Configure your GitLab repository as a [pull mirror](pull.md) of the other project.
Your GitLab repository pulls copies of the commits, tags, and branches of project.