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diff --git a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md index 3e493f02392..53233cc347e 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md +++ b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- stage: Manage group: Import -info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers" +info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments" type: reference, howto --- @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Note the following: - Exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory](../../../development/shared_files.md) and are deleted every 24 hours by a specific worker. - Group members are exported as project members, as long as the user has - maintainer or admin access to the group where the exported project lives. + maintainer or administrator access to the group where the exported project lives. - Project members with owner access will be imported as maintainers. - Imported users can be mapped by their primary email on self-managed instances, if an administrative user (not an owner) does the import. Otherwise, a supplementary comment is left to mention that the original author and @@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Note the following: then new branches associated with such merge requests will be created within a project during the import/export. Thus, the number of branches in the exported project could be bigger than in the original project. +- Deploy keys allowed to push to protected branches are not exported. Therefore, + you will need to recreate this association by first enabling these deploy keys in your + imported project and then updating your protected branches accordingly. ## Version history @@ -114,8 +117,9 @@ The following items will be exported: - LFS objects - Issue boards - Pipelines history +- Push Rules -The following items will NOT be exported: +The following items will **not** be exported: - Build traces and artifacts - Container registry images @@ -123,10 +127,9 @@ The following items will NOT be exported: - Webhooks - Any encrypted tokens - Merge Request Approvers -- Push Rules - Awards -NOTE: **Note:** +NOTE: For more details on the specific data persisted in a project export, see the [`import_export.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml) file. @@ -170,14 +173,14 @@ To export a project and its data, follow these steps: 1. Click on **Import project** to begin importing. Your newly imported project page will appear soon. -NOTE: **Note:** +NOTE: If use of the `Internal` visibility level [is restricted](../../../public_access/public_access.md#restricting-the-use-of-public-or-internal-projects), all imported projects are given the visibility of `Private`. -NOTE: **Note:** +NOTE: The maximum import file size can be set by the Administrator, default is 50MB. -As an administrator, you can modify the maximum import file size. To do so, use the `max_import_size` option in the [Application settings API](../../../api/settings.md#change-application-settings) or the [Admin UI](../../admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md). +As an administrator, you can modify the maximum import file size. To do so, use the `max_import_size` option in the [Application settings API](../../../api/settings.md#change-application-settings) or the [Admin Area UI](../../admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md). ### Project import status @@ -188,12 +191,14 @@ As described in the API documentation, the query may return an import error or e If you have a larger project, consider using a Rake task, as described in our [developer documentation](../../../development/import_project.md#importing-via-a-rake-task). -## Rate limits +## Rate Limits + +To help avoid abuse, by default, users are rate limited to: -To help avoid abuse, users are rate limited to: +| Request Type | Limit | +| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- | +| Export | 6 projects per minute | +| Download export | 1 download per group per minute | +| Import | 6 projects per minute | -| Request Type | Limit | -| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -| Export | 30 projects per 5 minutes | -| Download export | 10 downloads per project every 10 minutes | -| Import | 30 projects per 5 minutes | +Please note that GitLab.com may have [different settings](../../gitlab_com/index.md#importexport) from the defaults. |