Re: [gitolite] Preferable way to clone a github repository

[Sitaram Chamarty]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Rui Gonçalves <rui.go...@beubi.com> wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I need to move some git repositories from github to a gitolite powered
> server, since my company is switching from github to Redmine and we intend
> to use the same server to manage all the git repositories related with the
> Redmine projects. I've already installed and configured the Redmine git
> hosting plugin, which uses gitolite. I've already read somewhere that ins't

where?

> recommended to clone the github repository (using the mirror option)
> directly to the repositories directory owned by the git user
> (/home/git/repositories) but I really can't understand why. What would be
> the better way to accomplish this?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help,
> Best regards



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Sitaram

[Rui Gonçalves]

Hi there!

I really can't remember where I read it (I didn't bookmarked the page). This would be the way you recommend to accomplish what I need?

Thanks for the help,

[Sitaram Chamarty]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Rui Gonçalves <rui.go...@beubi.com> wrote:
> Hi there!
>

> I really can't remember where I read it (I didn't bookmarked the page). This
> would be the way you recommend to accomplish what I need?

Gitolite doesn't care as long as it's update hook is left intact.

Look in the gitolite master table of contents for a section about
"moving existing repos into gitolite" for more.