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I have always wanted gitlab to become a viable alternative to github, but every time I have used their product I have come away disappointed. Currently trying to import a repo from github to try out their hosting ... 3hrs in and the import is still in progress.

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Sorry for the delay. Due to the spike in imports things are a bit backed up. Your import should be in the queue and will run eventually. As someone else mentioned it can take a lot of time to import, in general, depending on the number of issues, PRs, etc. Contact @movingtogitlab if you continue to have trouble.

Yes, one of the many bugs there is the progress indicator. Sometimes it really does take a crazy amount of time. Most times, it has failed behind the scenes and you won't know unless you look at the logs. If you're running your own instance, check Admin->Monitoring->Logs->Sidekiq logs

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