github2gitea 0.5

Synchronize GitHub repositories to Gitea.

github2gitea - Set up Gitea mirrors of GitHub repositories

github2gitea is a command-line application for setting up Gitea mirrors of GitHub repositories. It can be used as well for continously adding new mirrors in regular intervals, e.g. using cron.

Usage

All usage parameter can be set as command-line arguments:

usage: github2gitea [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE] [-d] [-n] [-p] [-q] [--github-token GITHUB_TOKEN]
                    [--github-user GITHUB_USER] [--gitea-apiurl GITEA_APIURL]
                    [--gitea-token GITEA_TOKEN] [--mirror-forks]
                    [--owner-filter OWNER_FILTER] [--mirror-interval MIRROR_INTERVAL]
                    [--mirror-issues] [--mirror-labels] [--mirror-milestones]
                    [--mirror-owner MIRROR_OWNER] [--mirror-pull-requests]
                    [--mirror-releases] [--mirror-wikis] [--recreate] [--use-full-name]
                    [repos ...]

Set up Gitea mirrors of GitHub repositories.

positional arguments:
  repos                 (optional) explicit list of GitHub repositories formatted as
                        owner/name

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG_FILE, --config-file CONFIG_FILE
                        path to config file
  -d, --debug           enable debug output
  -n, --dry-run         execute read-only actions
  -p, --print-config    print configuration and exit
  -q, --quiet           enable quiet mode
  --github-token GITHUB_TOKEN
                        set GitHub access token
  --github-user GITHUB_USER
                        set GitHub user
  --gitea-apiurl GITEA_APIURL
                        set Gitea API URL
  --gitea-token GITEA_TOKEN
                        set Gitea access token
  --mirror-forks        mirror forks
  --owner-filter OWNER_FILTER
                        set GitHub repository owner filter
  --mirror-interval MIRROR_INTERVAL
                        mirror interval (default: 8 hours). Valid time units are "h", "m,
                        "s". 0 to disable automatic sync.
  --mirror-issues       mirror issues (not yet fully implemented in Gitea)
  --mirror-labels       mirror labels (not yet fully implemented in Gitea)
  --mirror-milestones   mirror milestones (not yet fully implemented in Gitea)
  --mirror-owner MIRROR_OWNER
                        set Gitea user or org owning the mirror repos (default: owner of used
                        access token)
  --mirror-pull-requests
                        mirror pull requests (not yet fully implemented in Gitea)
  --mirror-releases     mirror releases (not yet fully implemented in Gitea)
  --mirror-wikis        mirror wikis
  --recreate            recreate mirrored repos if they already exist
  --use-full-name       use full repo name including owner for mirror (i.e. "owner_name")

Alternatively, configuration parameters can be set in a json-formatted file.

Default search paths are:

• $HOME/.config/github2gitea/config.json
• $PWD/config.json

An additional file path can be added using the -c/--config-file option.

Minimal settings required for running

First, create a Personal Access Token on GitHub with at least scope repo. Consider setting an unlimited lifetime.

Create a Gitea access token for your user.

Set the following in a configuration file (or the corresponding command-line options):

{
  "github_user"  : "GITHUB_USERNAME",
  "github_token" : "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "gitea_apiurl" : "GITEA_APIURL",
  "gitea_token"  : "GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}