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submitted 2 days ago by opennomad@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

#Forgejo keeps impressing. Migrating a larger repo with lots of issues etc, only took the creation of an access token. Once again, i'm super happy with my decision to selfhost my #git.

#selfhosted #opensource #devops

https://docs.codeberg.org/advanced/migrating-repos/#migrating-from-services

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[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

how does it deal with all the user names, e.g., in the issues? does it create ghost users, unlinked names or links to their respective GitHub pages?

[-] opennomad@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago

you end up with something like this:

oXXXXXXXd commented last year (Migrated from github.com)

so you get the github username, but that's it.

[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

ah, thanks. i guess just linking to the GitHub user page would be sufficient as acknowledgement. on the other hand, as long as you keep the GitHub repo, that would not be an issue anyway.

ghost users would be a terrible idea, as it would just fill your server with garbage xD (have that problem with another program)

[-] opennomad@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

To be fair it's only the name. The only link is to github, rather than the user profile.

[-] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

What I liked the most from it is the inclusion of releases on the migration.

[-] opennomad@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

haha. I missed that. Thank you. I was so stoked about the issues 🤪

[-] nitroemdash@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

Sad I lost access to GitHub account due to their dumb 2FA enforcement.

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I miss the auto tagging columns in kanban...

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago
[-] opennomad@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

No. I started that way, but realized I could keep the issues, etc, by using the web "new migration" feature.

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I meant for cloning and such. It's been the biggest pain point for me, especially having to manage multiple accounts

[-] opennomad@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

I don't think that's exposed via the cli. That would also be my preference.

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