GitHub Actions Importer

GitHub Actions Importer helps plan, test, and automate your migration to GitHub Actions from the following platforms:

• Azure DevOps
• Bamboo
• Bitbucket
• CircleCI
• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Travis CI

How to request support

If you need assistance, you can file a support ticket here.

Getting started

GitHub Actions Importer is distributed as a Docker container and this extension to the official GitHub CLI to interact with the Docker container.

Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be able to use the GitHub Actions Importer:

• The Docker CLI must be installed and running.
• The official GitHub CLI must be installed.
• You must have credentials to authenticate with the GitHub Container Registry.

Installation

Next, the GitHub Actions Importer CLI extension can be installed via this command:

gh extension install github/gh-actions-importer

Configuration

New versions of the GitHub Actions Importer are released on a regular basis. To ensure you're up to date, run the following command:

gh actions-importer update

In order for GitHub Actions Importer to communicate with your current CI/CD server and GitHub, various credentials must be available for the command. These can be configured using environment variables or a .env.local file. These environment variables can be configured in an interactive prompt by running the following command:

$ gh actions-importer configure
? Enter value for 'GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN' (leave empty to skip): 
...

You can find detailed information about using environment variables in the platform-specific documentation.

Documentation

Detailed information about how to use GitHub Actions Importer can be found in the documentation.

Recordings

You can access recorded demos of GitHub Actions Importer performing migrations to Actions from the following CI/CD platforms:

• Azure DevOps
• CircleCI
• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Travis CI

Self-guided learning

The GitHub Actions Importer labs repository contains platform-specific learning paths that teach you how to use GitHub Actions Importer and how to approach migrations to GitHub Actions. To learn more, see the GitHub Actions Importer labs repository.

Product roadmap

To learn about new features coming to GitHub Actions Importer, see the GitHub Public Roadmap.

How to offer feedback or make a feature request

If you would like to offer feedback or make a feature request, please create a new discussion here.