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Add dedicated step for project creation, including additional details about the way to transfer an existing repository (which has to be done from the admin area and not from the project page itself).
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<!--
This template should be used by DevOps members when adding a repository to GitLab.
It can be used for migrations as well as new projects.
-->
# Procedure for adding an official project to GitLab
## Details
- **Project name**: my-example
- **Type**: MIGRATION or NEW PROJECT <!-- delete one of these -->
- **Current location**: git.archlinux.org/my-example.git <!-- delete this line if it's a new project and not a migration -->
- **List of users who should get access to the project:** <!-- add the @-prefixed usernames of the developers for the project -->
## New repo checklist
If you want to add a new official project, here are some guidelines to follow:
1. [ ] Evaluate whether the project can sit in the official [GitLab Arch Linux group](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux)
or whether it needs its own group. It only needs its own group if the primary
development group is somehow detached from Arch Linux and only losely related (for instance: [pacman](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman))
1. [ ] Create the project repository. If the repo already exists under another group or namespace, you can transfer it to the targeted
group from the [admin area](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/admin/projects). If the repo already exists somewhere outside of this GitLab,
you can use the GitLab import function.
1. [ ] Add the responsible people to the project in the *Members* page (https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/-/project_members)
and give them the `Developer` role. The idea is to let these people mostly manage their own project while not giving them
enough permissions to be able to misconfigure the project.
1. [ ] If mirroring to github.com is desired, work through the **GitHub.com mirroring checklist**
below and then return to this one.
1. [ ] If the project needs a secure runner to build trusted artifacts, coordinate with
the rest of the DevOps team and if found to be reasonable, assign a secure runner
to a protected branch of the project.
1. [ ] If a secure runner is used, create an MR to make sure the project's `.gitlab-ci.yml` specifies
`tags: secure`.
1. [ ] Make sure that the *Push Rules* in https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/-/settings/repository
reflect these values:
- `Reject unverified users`: `on`
- `Reject inconsistent user name`: `on`
- `Reject unsigned commits`: `on`
- `Reject commits that aren't DCO certified`: `off`
- `Do not allow users to remove tags with git push`: `on`
- `Check whether author is a GitLab user`: `on`
- `Prevent pushing secret files`: `on`
- All of these should be activated by default as per group rules but it's good to check.
1. [ ] The *Protected Branches* in https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/-/settings/repository should specify
`Allowed to merge` and `Allowed to push` as `Developers + Maintainers.`
1. [ ] Disable unneeded project features under `Visibility, project features, permissions` (https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/edit)
- Always:
- `Users can request access`: `off`
- Usually, but not always:
- `Repository` -> `Git Large File Storage (LFS)`
- `Container registry`
- `Analytics`
- `Requirements`
- `Security and compliance`
- `Wiki`
- `Snippets`
- `Package registry`
- `Model experiments`
- `Model registry`
- `Monitor`
- `Environments`
- `Feature flags`
- `Infrastructure`
1. [ ] Disable `Activate Service Desk` under `Service Desk`
## GitHub.com mirroring checklist
### GitLab side
1. [ ] If you want to mirror your repository "my-example" from gitlab.archlinux.org to the github.com/archlinux organization,
you should create an empty project for your project at github.com/archlinux/my-example or
if that's an existing repository, make sure that the current histories of the source and
target repository are exactly the same.
1. [ ] Go to https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/-/settings/repository and open
*Mirroring repositories*. Make sure it has these settings:
- `Git repository URL`: `ssh://github.com/archlinux/my-example.git`
- `Mirror direction`: `Push`
- Click `Detect host keys`
- `Authentication method`: `SSH public key`
- `Username`: `git`
- `Keep divergent refs` : `off`
- `Mirror branches` : `Mirror all branches`
1. [ ] Click `Mirror repository`.
1. [ ] A new entry will pop up which has a button titled `Copy SSH public key`. Click that to copy the public key to your clipboard.
### GitHub side
1. [ ] Log in with your primary GitHub account.
1. [ ] Go to https://github.com/archlinux/my-example/settings/access and assign the `Admin` role to the GitHub account
`archlinux-github`.
1. [ ] Log in as the `archlinux-github` technical user. This is important as otherwise pushes won't be associated correctly.
1. [ ] Go to https://github.com/archlinux/my-example/settings/keys and add a new deploy key.
1. [ ] Name it "gitlab.archlinux.org" so we know where it's from.
1. [ ] Paste the public key you copied from GitLab earlier.
1. [ ] Check `Allow write access`.
1. [ ] Click `Add key`.
1. [ ] Verify the push mirror works by clicking the `Update now` button.
1. [ ] In the repository settings on GitHub's side you should disable a few things to clean up the project page:
- `GitHub Actions`
- `Wiki`
- `Issues`
- `Discussions`
- `Projects`
- `Pull requests`
1. [ ] In the GitHub description of the mirrored project, append " (read-only mirror)" so that people know it's a mirror.
1. [ ] Disable `Packages` and `Deployments` from being shown on the main page.
1. [ ] In the website field put the full url to the repository on our GitLab.
1. [ ] Log in with your primary GitHub account.
1. [ ] Go to https://github.com/archlinux/my-example/settings/access and remove the GitHub account `archlinux-github`
1. [ ] Go to https://github.com/orgs/archlinux/teams/read-only-mirrors/repositories and add the repository with `write` permission