Live migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com - GitHub Docs Skip to main content GitHub Docs Version: Free, Pro, & Team Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Select language: current language is English Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Open menu Collapse sidebar Expand sidebar Scroll breadcrumbs left * Home * Migrations * Live migrations (GHES to GHE.com) Scroll breadcrumbs right Migrations * * * Overview * GitHub's migration tooling * Migrations within GitHub * Plan your migration * Migration paths * Locked repositories * Mannequins and user activity * Programmatic repository imports * Migrate from Azure DevOps * Get started * 1. Understand migrations * 2. Manage access * 3. Configure GitHub Enterprise Importer * 4. Prepare to migrate * 5. Migrate repositories * 6. Follow-up tasks * Key differences * Migrate with GraphQL API * Migrator role * Import source code * GitHub Importer * About GitHub Importer * Import a repository * Command line * About source code imports * Local code * External Git repo * Subversion * Mercurial * Team Foundation Version Control * GitHub Enterprise Importer * Understand GitHub Enterprise Importer * About GitHub Enterprise Importer * Migrate from Bitbucket Server * About migrations * Overview of a migration * Manage access * Migrate repositories * Migrate between GitHub products * About migrations * Overview of a migration * Manage access * Migrate from Enterprise Server * Migrate repositories from GitHub.com * Migrate organizations from GitHub.com * Migrate from GitLab * Get started * 1. Understand migrations * 2. Plan your migration * 3. Manage access * 4. Configure GitHub Enterprise Importer * 5. Configure storage * 6. Migrate repositories * 7. Follow-up tasks * Migrate with GraphQL API * Migrator role * Complete migration * Access migration logs * Reclaim mannequins * Live migrations (GHES to GHE.com) * About live migrations * Prepare for your migration * Migrate your repository * Complete your migration * Troubleshooting * Migrated data reference * ELM CLI reference * ghe-migrator * About ghe-migrator * Export from GHES * Export from GitHub.com * Migrate data * Troubleshoot migrations * Troubleshoot migrations Live migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com Use the Enterprise Live Migrations tool to migrate repositories with minimal downtime for developers. * About live migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com , 1 of 7 * Preparing for your live migration from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com , 2 of 7 * Migrating your repository with Enterprise Live Migrations , 3 of 7 * Completing your live migration from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com , 4 of 7 * Troubleshooting live migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com , 5 of 7 * Migrated data for live migrations from GitHub Enterprise Server to GHE.com , 6 of 7 * Enterprise Live Migrations CLI reference , 7 of 7 Back to top Help and support Was this Doc helpful? Yes No Help us make GitHub Docs great! All Docs are open source. See something that's wrong or unclear? Submit a pull request. Make a contribution Still need help? Ask the GitHub community Contact support Expert services Blog GitHub Inc. © 2026 Terms Privacy Status Pricing