On-premise Gitlab to GitHub Mirroring

The article is to create a mirror between gitlab and github. You can create mirror on github from your on-premise gitlab repo when a push events is happen. Let’s check the step-by-step solution.

1. Create a GitHub repository as per your gitlab repo name or any.

   

   Go to your GitHub Settings → Developer Settings → GitHub Apps → Personal Access Token → Token Classic → Generate new

   

   Preserve the access token on a text editor or on a file; you will need this token for further use.

2. Now Go to your Gitlab project repo, which you want to mirror on Gitlab. Open the repo and go to settings → Repository → Mirror repositories

   

   Put your Git repository url and username with the token on GIt repository URL like below

    https://<GitHub_username>:<GitHub_token>@github.com/MdRasel0/hello-world.git
   

   Choose the Mirror Direction Push and Put Your Access Token on the password field of Gitlab mirror.

   

   For testing whether the mirror is working or not, just click the below arrowed button.

   

   If all goes okay,, you will get your full Gitlab repo on GitHub with all the Branches.

That’s all you have to do to clone or mirror your Gitlab repo to GitHub repo.