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This section gives an overview about how to migrate SVN to Git version control system. 

Prerequisites

Before migrating, ensure that that you meet the following requirement:

  • You must install SubGit plugin on Bitbucket server.
  • You must be Repository Administrator in order to mirror SVN repository to Git.

Create Git Repository to import the SVN repository, follow these steps to create Git Repository.

  1. Open the SubGit and click Create repository.

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  2. Provide the name of your repository and click Create Repository to create an empty repository page.

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  3. Go to empty repository page and click Actions Image Added button.
  4. Select Subversion Mirror to setup Subversion Mirror.

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  5. On Subversion Mirror page, enter the Repository URL in URL box of Subversion Project URL.

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  6. Clear the checkbox of Subversion Credentials. By default, checkbox is selected. 

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  7. Select the Username and Password from the drop-down list of Authenticate With.
  8. Enter the credentials and click Test Connection to verify the details.
  9. Select the Single Directory Transiation from Subversion Project Layout. This will translate Project URL to the single Git branch.

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  10. Specify the default e-mail domain for authors mapping and click Continue.

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  11. Click Import to start the import process. It may take time depending on the size of SVN repository and you connection to SVN server.
  12. After the import is done, click Enable to mirror your imported repository.

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