GitLab Backups for Bitcoin Core repository

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Thanks for looking into this and sharing what you’ve found. Sad to hear that a continues import between GitLab and GitHub isn’t possible.

Would it be possible to run two instances where one is importing while the other is displaying and then switch them over once the other is done importing and so on? Could also do this on a 48h timer (you mentioned the import takes 36h).

I’ve also set up some GitHub backup and mirroring of Bitcoin related repositories last year. I think putting some links here makes sense in case someone is looking for backups or a mirror. Sorry for hijacking your post.

I have the backups and a mirror on https://mirror.b10c.me. For example, https://mirror.b10c.me/bitcoin-bitcoin shows a GitHub like read-only bitcoin/bitcoin repository mirror. I’m also rewriting issue/PR links to not link back to GitHub. There’s also a Tor hidden service for the mirror if anyone happens to need it: e3y5vky4v7snefqyhbn6kcmyl5fo4cnk3a2irh2ttvwua46ww5ubl6qd.onion.

I also push the backups to GitHub (duh) and GitLab:

Code for the backups can be found in GitHub - 0xB10C/github-metadata-backup: Download issues and pull-requests from the GitHub API and store as JSON files. Supports incremental updates. and for the mirroring in GitHub - 0xB10C/github-metadata-mirror: GitHub metadata mirror - gohugo.io site to generate a GitHub metadata (Issues/PRs) mirror - uses https://github.com/0xB10C/github-metadata-backup data. I’ve also written a few words on it here: GitHub Metadata Backup and Mirror