After configuring the object storage for GitLab's uploads, you may use this task to migrate existing uploads from the local storage to the remote storage.
Note: All of the processing will be done in a background worker and requires no downtime.
This tasks uses 3 parameters to find uploads to migrate.
Note: These parameters are mainly internal to GitLab's structure, you may want to refer to the task list instead below.
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
uploader_class |
string | Type of the uploader to migrate from |
model_class |
string | Type of the model to migrate from |
mount_point |
string/symbol | Name of the model's column on which the uploader is mounted on. |
This task also accepts some environment variables which you can use to override certain values:
Variable | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
BATCH |
integer | Specifies the size of the batch. Defaults to 200. |
** Omnibus Installation**
# gitlab-rake gitlab:uploads:migrate[uploader_class, model_class, mount_point]
# Avatars
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, Project, :avatar]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, Group, :avatar]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, User, :avatar]"
# Attachments
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Note, :attachment]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Appearance, :logo]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Appearance, :header_logo]"
# Markdown
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[FileUploader, Project]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[PersonalFileUploader, Snippet]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[NamespaceFileUploader, Snippet]"
gitlab-rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[FileUploader, MergeRequest]"
Source Installation
Note: Use
RAILS_ENV=production
for every task.
# sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:uploads:migrate
# Avatars
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, Project, :avatar]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, Group, :avatar]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AvatarUploader, User, :avatar]"
# Attachments
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Note, :attachment]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Appearance, :logo]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[AttachmentUploader, Appearance, :header_logo]"
# Markdown
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[FileUploader, Project]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[PersonalFileUploader, Snippet]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[NamespaceFileUploader, Snippet]"
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:uploads:migrate[FileUploader, MergeRequest]"