Mirror a GitHub repository

kenahoo · May 3, 2019, 4:04pm

I’m trying to mirror a GitHub repository, following the docs at https://docs.gitlab.com/11.10/ee/workflow/repository_mirroring.html .

I created a brand-new repository with no commits yet. When I go to its Settings -> Repository -> Mirror a repository section, I enter the url (in this case git://git@github.com:focusenergy/JavaRDS.git), but the “Mirror direction” dropdown only shows the “Push” option.

I’ve tried a few different URLs, with & without username (a password shouldn’t be required), but still my only option is “Push”.

Do I need something else in my setup? Do I need to do a manual pull of a few commits first?

-Ken

kenahoo · May 3, 2019, 4:06pm

Screenshot of what I see:

ahchao · May 10, 2019, 2:01am

Are you on a paid plan?

https://docs.gitlab.com/11.10/ee/workflow/repository_mirroring.html#pulling-from-a-remote-repository-starter

kenahoo · May 10, 2019, 5:50pm

Yes, we are on a locally-hosted Starter plan, which should offer pull mirroring according to the docs.