similar question: Auto mirror all GitHub repository to gitlab
GitLab supports a pull mirror, which makes backup from github to gitlab much easier.
does bitbucket support mirror also? if not, is "using a server to push changes" the only way to backup all repo from github?
does bitbucket support mirror also
No pull mirror that I know of, only smart mirror (to mirror remote repositories locally)
Smart mirror was deprecated April 21, 2021.
if not, is "using a server to push changes" the only way to backup all repo from github?
Yes, except it would be the GitHub servers, not your own.
You could use actions/mirroring-repository:
A GitHub Action for mirroring a repository to another repository on GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, AWS CodeCommit, etc.
This will copy all commits, branches and tags.
Example, from pixta-dev/repository-mirroring-action issue 3
# Deploy to BitBucket repos
name: Deploy to BitBucket Wordpress Repositories
# You may pin to the exact commit or the version.
# uses: pixta-dev/repository-mirroring-action@02f1627ade9e6b3b69e6a6d4fe8bc997474f48d1
# uses: pixta-dev/repository-mirroring-action@v1
on:
push:
branches: [ master ]
pull_request:
branches: [ master ]
# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
# This workflow contains a single job called "build"
deploy_to_test_repo:
# The type of runner that the job will run on
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- uses: pixta-dev/repository-mirroring-action@v1
with:
target_repo_url:
git@bitbucket.org:username/reponame.git
ssh_private_key:
${{ secrets.BITBUCKET_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
Except you would need to use an access key.