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# rare or one-time activities
## #existing moving existing repos into gitolite
* move the repos to `$HOME/repositories`. Make sure they are all *bare*
repos, and the directory names end in ".git".
* [add them][repos] to conf/gitolite.conf in your clone of the admin repo,
then commit and push the change.
If the repos are already covered by some [wild][] pattern, this is
optional.
* run `gitolite setup` to fix up the hooks on all repos, just in case.
## #moving moving servers
This is adapted from the "migrating" section of the [install][] page; if
you're actually *migrating* from g2 please go there!
Nothing in any of the gitolite install/setup/etc will ever touch the *data* in
any repository except the gitolite-admin repo. The only thing it will
normally touch is the `update` hook. So one fool-proof way of "moving"
servers is this (untested but should work; feedback appreciated):
1. Install gitolite on the new server, using the same key for the admin as
for the old server.
2. Copy the [rc][] file from the old server, overwriting this one.
3. [Disable][writable] the old server so people won't push to it.
4. Copy all the repos over from the old server, including gitolite-admin.
Make sure the files end up with right ownership and permissions; if not,
chown/chmod them.
5. On a clone of the old gitolite-admin, add a new remote (or change an
existing one) to point to the new server. Then `git push -f` to this
remote.
6. On the server, run `gitolite setup`.