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# GitHub import
# GitHub import
>**Note:**
> [Introduced]( https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10308) in GitLab 9.1.
>
> - [Introduced][ce-10308] in GitLab 9.1.
In order to retrieve and import GitHub repositories, you will need a
> - You need a personal access token in order to retrieve and import GitHub
[
GitHub personal access token
](
https://github.com/settings/tokens
)
.
> projects. You can get it from: https://github.com/settings/tokens
A username should be passed as the second argument to the rake task
> - You also need to pass an username as the second argument to the rake task
which will become the owner of the project. You can resume an import
> which will become the owner of the project.
with the same command.
> - You can also resume an import with the same command.
Bear in mind that the syntax is very specific. Remove any spaces within the argument block and
before/after the brackets. Also, Some shells (e.g., zsh) can interpret the open/close brackets
(
`[]`
) separately. You may need to either escape the brackets or use double quotes.
## Importing multiple projects
To import a project from the list of your GitHub projects available:
To import a project from the list of your GitHub projects available:
```
bash
```
bash
# Omnibus installations
# Omnibus installations
sudo
gitlab-rake
import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar]
sudo
gitlab-rake
"import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar]"
# Installations from source
# Installations from source
bundle
exec
rake
import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar]
RAILS_ENV
=
production
bundle
exec
rake
"import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar]"
RAILS_ENV
=
production
```
```
In this case,
`access_token`
is your GitHub personal access token,
`root`
In this case,
`access_token`
is your GitHub personal access token,
`root`
is your GitLab username, and
`foo/bar`
is the new GitLab namespace/project that
is your GitLab username, and
`foo/bar`
is the new GitLab namespace/project that
will get created from your GitHub project. Subgroups are also possible:
`foo/foo/bar`
.
will get created from your GitHub project. Subgroups are also possible:
`foo/foo/bar`
.
## Importing a single project
To import a specific GitHub project (named
`foo/github_repo`
here):
To import a specific GitHub project (named
`foo/github_repo`
here):
```
bash
```
bash
# Omnibus installations
# Omnibus installations
sudo
gitlab-rake
import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar,foo/github_repo]
sudo
gitlab-rake
"import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar,foo/github_repo]"
# Installations from source
# Installations from source
bundle
exec
rake import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar,foo/github_repo]
RAILS_ENV
=
production
bundle
exec
rake
"import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar,foo/github_repo]"
RAILS_ENV
=
production
```
[
ce-10308
]:
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10308
## Troubleshooting
*
Syntax is very specific. Remove spaces within argument block and prior to brackets
```
# Success
sudo gitlab-rake import:github[access_token,root,foo/bar]
# Fail
sudo gitlab-rake import:github[access_token, root, foo/bar]
rake aborted!
Don't know how to build task 'import:github[access_token, root, foo/bar,' (see --tasks)
```
*
Some shells can interpret the open/close brackets (
`[]`
) separately (ex: zsh). You may need to escape the brackets or switch shells
```
zsh: no matches found: import:github[token,root,foo/project,group/repository]
```
```
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