Switch day: make Forgejo the forge #499

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opened 2026-10-21 10:07:30 +00:00 by root · 8 comments

root commented

2026-10-21 10:07:30 +00:00

(Migrated from gitlab.core-project.space)

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#489

What to build

In one day, Forgejo becomes the forge, following the switch-day checklist; a runbook ticket the owner runs with an agent, fixed forward with no fallback. Forgejo and its runner come up on the CI VPS and the chess-bot account gets one token per purpose. The project is imported from GitLab: repository, issues with their numbers, labels, and closed merge requests as pull requests with their comments, nothing CI-related. The converter turns ## Blocked by sections into native dependencies. origin moves to Forgejo, Forgejo push-mirrors to GitHub, main is protected (required checks, fast-forward only, no direct push), and gitlab.core-project.space redirects to the new host. The first green run on main deploys production. infra/gitlab/ and .gitlab-ci.yml are deleted. GitLab is backed up once and stopped.

Seam: the switch-day checklist (spec ## Seams).

Acceptance criteria

Every checklist step up to "GitLab stopped" is ticked with its check command's output.
Issue numbers on Forgejo match GitLab's; the merge request renumbering is recorded on the spec.
Production serves an image built and deployed by Forgejo.
GitHub's copy matches Forgejo's main.
Branch protection on main, read back through the API, requires the gate's checks and fast-forward merges.
The GitLab backup is stored where the checklist says; GitLab's container is stopped.

## Parent #489 ## What to build In one day, Forgejo becomes the forge, following the switch-day checklist; a runbook ticket the owner runs with an agent, fixed forward with no fallback. Forgejo and its runner come up on the CI VPS and the `chess-bot` account gets one token per purpose. The project is imported from GitLab: repository, issues with their numbers, labels, and closed merge requests as pull requests with their comments, nothing CI-related. The converter turns `## Blocked by` sections into native dependencies. `origin` moves to Forgejo, Forgejo push-mirrors to GitHub, `main` is protected (required checks, fast-forward only, no direct push), and `gitlab.core-project.space` redirects to the new host. The first green run on `main` deploys production. `infra/gitlab/` and `.gitlab-ci.yml` are deleted. GitLab is backed up once and stopped. Seam: the switch-day checklist (spec `## Seams`). ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] Every checklist step up to "GitLab stopped" is ticked with its check command's output. - [ ] Issue numbers on Forgejo match GitLab's; the merge request renumbering is recorded on the spec. - [ ] Production serves an image built and deployed by Forgejo. - [ ] GitHub's copy matches Forgejo's `main`. - [ ] Branch protection on `main`, read back through the API, requires the gate's checks and fast-forward merges. - [ ] The GitLab backup is stored where the checklist says; GitLab's container is stopped.

root commented

2026-10-21 10:07:44 +00:00

(Migrated from gitlab.core-project.space)

mentioned in issue #500