# Back up GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Forgejo repositories with gitbackup

> Run repeatable cross-forge repository backup jobs from one config instead of hand-scripting clone and export steps per provider.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/back-up-github-gitlab-bitbucket-and-forgejo-repositories-wit` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/back-up-github-gitlab-bitbucket-and-forgejo-repositories-wit`
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/back-up-github-gitlab-bitbucket-and-forgejo-repositories-wit

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# Back up GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Forgejo repositories with gitbackup

Run repeatable cross-forge repository backup jobs from one config instead of hand-scripting clone and export steps per provider.

## Prerequisites

gitbackup binary or container image, forge access tokens, backup storage

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Docker images are published to [GitHub Container Registry](https://github.com/amitsaha/gitbackup/pkgs/container/gitbackup) on every release:
- docker pull ghcr.io/amitsaha/gitbackup:<version>
- docker run --rm \
- Docker Desktop for Mac runs containers inside a Linux VM and translates volume mounts through its filesystem layer (VirtioFS). Because of this translation, the container UID (65532) is mapped automatically — you do **...

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Docker image](#docker-image)
- ### Docker image
- The container runs as a non-root user (nonroot, UID 65532). HTTPS cloning (-use-https-clone) is recommended inside containers because it requires no SSH key management.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Run with HTTPS cloning (recommended):
- Starting with the 0.6 release, if you run gitbackup without specifying GITHUB_TOKEN, it will prompt you to complete

- Source: https://github.com/amitsaha/gitbackup
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amitsaha/gitbackup/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/amitsaha/gitbackup

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/back-up-github-gitlab-bitbucket-and-forgejo-repositories-with-gitbackup/)