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  • Introduction
    • Planning & preparation
      • Supported Platforms
      • System Requirements
      • Backup Environment Planning
      • Licensing overview
      • Third-party libraries
  • Deployment and the storage overview
    • Deployment
      • GitProtect System Components & Architecture
      • Deployment models
      • GitProtect SaaS
        • Registration and overview
        • Registration from Marketplace and overview
        • Available regions
        • Cloud worker
      • GitProtect on-premise
        • Installation options & overview
          • Installation On Windows
          • Installation On Linux
          • Installation On Docker
          • Installation On QNAP NAS In Container Station
          • Installation On Synology NAS
          • Using your own SSL certificate
        • Updating GitProtect Management
          • Updating Management Service Installed On Windows
          • Updating Management Service Installed On Linux
          • Updating Management Service Running On QNAP NAS In Container Station
          • Updating Management Service Running On Synology NAS
        • Access GitProtect Management
      • GitProtect worker
        • GitProtect worker installation
          • GitProtect worker installation on Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012
          • GitProtect Worker Installation On Windows Workstations & Windows Server 2012 R2+
          • GitProtect Worker Installation On MacOS
          • Running GitProtect Worker On Docker
          • Running GitProtect Worker On QNAP NAS
          • Running GitProtect worker on Synology NAS
          • GitProtect Worker Installation On Linux
        • Updating GitProtect worker
          • Updating GitProtect worker on Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On Windows Workstations & Windows Server 2012 R2+
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On Linux
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On MacOS
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On Docker
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On QNAP NAS
          • Updating GitProtect Worker On Synology NAS
        • Configuration
          • Logs location
          • How to restart the worker service
          • worker configuration
      • Log in to GitProtect
        • Log In With User Name And Password
        • Log In with SSO
        • Password Reset (on-premise, SaaS)
        • Log In With SAML
          • Auth0
          • Google
          • Azure AD
          • Okta
          • OneLogin
          • CyberArk
      • Getting started
    • Storage - backup destination
      • Storage Overview
      • Supported Platforms
      • On-site storage
        • Local Directory
        • SMB Share
        • NFS Share
        • MinIO S3
      • Cloud storage
        • GitProtect Cloud
        • AWS S3
          • Setting Up
          • Bucket & IAM Permissions
        • Wasabi
          • Setting Up
          • Permissions
        • Google Cloud Storage
          • Setting Up
          • Permissions
        • Azure Blob Storage
          • Configure a blob storage
          • Integration Methods
          • Setting Up
        • Backblaze B2
          • Setting Up
          • Permissions
        • S3 compliant
      • Replication
        • Overview & Requirements
        • Planning & Setting Up Replication Plan
      • Ransomware Proof Storage
  • Backup plan possibilities and the data solutions
    • Backup & recovery
      • How to plan your backups?
      • Backup plan overview
      • Predefined backup plans
      • Encryption & data security
      • Scheduler & data retention
      • Triggering backup tasks
      • Compression
      • Error handling
      • Azure DevOps backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected Azure DevOps resources / elements / metadata
          • Required permissions for Azure DevOps user, OAuth app and token
          • Azure DevOps API limitations
        • Adding Azure DevOps organization
          • Installing GitProtect worker
      • Azure DevOps Server backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected Azure DevOps resources / elements / metadata
          • Required permissions for Azure DevOps personal access token
          • API limitations
        • Adding Azure DevOps Server organization
          • Installing GitProtect worker
      • Bitbucket backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected Bitbucket Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • Required Permissions For Bitbucket Users and Token
            • Application password in Bitbucket
          • Bitbucket API Limitations
            • How To Reduce Or Avoid Its Impact?
        • Adding Bitbucket organization to GitProtect
          • Installing GitProtect worker
        • Additional Bitbucket users
          • Reasons to use additional users
          • How to prepare an additional account in Bitbucket?
          • How to configure in GitProtect?
        • Backup
          • Protected Bitbucket Resources / Elements/Metadata
          • Bitbucket Backup Process Overview
          • Setting up a backup plan
            • Worker and its license
            • Cloud to cloud backup
          • Enabling additional Bitbucket accounts for backup
          • Backup plan dashboard details
        • Recovery
          • Cross recovery options
          • Recovery process overview
          • Recovery Of A Single Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • Recovery Of A Mulitple Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • LFS recovery
          • Wiki recovery
        • Manage Bitbucket integration in GitProtect
          • Bitbucket organization dashboard
          • Editing and removing Bitbucket integration from GitProtect
          • Bitbucket repositories list and its synchronization
          • Repository’s dashboard overview
          • Enable\disable protection for Bitbucket repos - license assignment
        • Common issues
        • Use cases
      • Bitbucket DC backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected Bitbucket DC resources / elements / metadata
          • Required permissions for Bitbucket DC users and token
          • Supported versions of Bitbucket DC
          • Bitbucket DC rate limits
            • How to disable rate limitations in Bitbucket DC?
            • Additional Bitbucket DC users to reduce throttling impact
        • Adding Bitbucket DC instance to GitProtect
          • Installing GitProtect worker
        • Additional Bitbucket DC users\tokens
        • Backup
          • Protected Bitbucket DC resources / elements / metadata
          • Bitbucket DC backup process overview
          • Setting up a backup plan
          • Enabling additional Bitbucket DC accounts for backup
          • Backup plan dashboard details
        • Recovery
          • Cross recovery options
          • Recovery process overview
          • Recovery Of A Single Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • Recovery Of A Multiple Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • LFS recovery
        • Manage Bitbucket DC integration in GitProtect
          • Bitbucket DC organization dashboard
          • Editing and removing Bitbucket DC integration from GitProtect
          • Bitbucket repositories list and its synchronization
          • Repository’s dashboard overview
          • Enable\disable protection for Bitbucket DC repos - license assignment
        • Common issues
        • Use cases
      • GitHub backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected GitHub Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • Required Permissions For GitHub Users And Token
            • Personal Access Token in GitHub
          • GitHub API Rate Limits
            • How To Avoid Or Reduce Their Impact?
          • GitHub App overview
        • Adding GitHub organization to GitProtect
          • Install GitProtect Worker
        • Additional GitHub users
          • Reasons To Use Additional Users
          • How To Prepare An Additional Account And Personal Access Token In GitHub?
          • How To Add The Additional User To GitProtect?
        • Backup
          • Protected GitHub Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • GitHub Backup Process Overview
          • Setting up a backup plan
            • Worker And Its License
            • Cloud To Cloud Backup
          • Enabling Additional GitHub Accounts For Backup
          • Backup Plan Dashboard Details
        • Recovery
          • Cross recovery options
          • Recovery Process Overview
          • Recovery Of A Single Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • Recovery Of A Multiple Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • LFS Recovery
          • Wiki Recovery
        • Manage GitHub integration in GitProtect
          • GitHub Organization Dashboard
          • Editing And Removing GitHub Integration From GitProtect
          • GitHub Repositories List And Its Synchronization
          • Repository’s Dashboard Overview
          • Enable\Disable Protection For GitHub Repos - License Assignment
        • Common Issues
        • Use Cases
      • GitHub Enterprise self-hosted backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected GitHub Enterprise Self Hosted Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • Required Permissions For GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Token
        • Adding GitHub Enterprise Organization To GitProtect
          • Installing GitProtect Worker
        • Additional GitHub Enterprise self-hosted users
          • Reasons To Use Additional Users
          • How To Prepare An Additional Account And Personal Access Token In GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted?
          • How To Add The Additional User To GitProtect?
        • Backup
          • Protected GitHub Enterprise Self Hosted Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Backup Process Overview
          • Setting Up A Backup Plan
            • Worker And Its License
          • Enabling Additional GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Accounts For Backup
          • Backup Plan Dashboard Details
        • Recovery
          • Cross Recovery Options
          • Recovery Process Overview
          • Recovery Of A Single Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • LFS Recovery
          • Wiki Recovery
          • Recovery Of A Multiple Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
        • Manage GitHub Enterprise self-hosted integration in GitProtect
          • GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Organization Dashboard
          • Editing And Removing GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Integration From GitProtect
          • GitHub Enterprise Self-Hosted Repositories List And Its Synchronization
          • Repository’s Dashboard Overview
          • Enable\disable Protection For GitHub Enterprise Self-hosted Repos - License Assignment
        • Common Issues
        • Use Cases
      • GitLab cloud and self-managed backup & recovery
        • Integration prerequisites
          • Protected GitLab Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • Required Permissions For GitLab Users And Token
            • Personal Access Token in GitLab
          • GitLab Rate Limits
            • How To Avoid Or Reduce Their Impact?
        • Adding GitLab organization to GitProtect
          • GitLab Cloud
          • GitLab Self-managed
          • Installing GitProtect Worker
        • Additional GitLab Users
          • Reasons To Use Additional Users
          • How To Prepare An Additional Account And Personal Access Token In GitLab?
          • How To Add The Additional User To GitProtect?
        • GitLab repository backup
          • Protected GitLab Resources / Elements / Metadata
          • GitLab Backup Process Overview
          • Setting Up A Backup Plan
            • Worker And Its license
            • Cloud To Cloud Backup
          • Enabling Additional GitLab Accounts For Backup
          • Backup Plan Dashboard Details
        • GitLab Group Backup
          • Protected Resources
          • Group Backup Overview
          • Setting Up a Backup Plan
          • Backup Plan Dashboard Details
        • Repository recovery
          • Cross Recovery Options
          • Recovery Process Overview
          • Recovery Of A Single Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • Recovery Of A Multiple Repository To Git Service Or GitProtect Worker
          • LFS Recovery
          • Wiki Recovery
        • GitLab Group Recovery
          • Recovery Process Overview
          • Recover Selected Group To GitLab
        • Common Issues
        • Use Cases
      • Jira Backup & Recovery
        • Integration Prerequisites
          • Jira API Limitations
          • Protected Jira Resources
        • Adding Jira Organization To GitProtect
          • Installing GitProtect worker
        • Backup
          • Jira Backup Process Overview
          • Setting Up A Backup Plan
            • Worker And Its License
            • Cloud To Cloud Backup
          • Backup Plan Dashboard Details
        • Recovery
          • Recovery Process Overview
          • Recovery process
            • Recovery To Local Resources
            • Recovery To Jira Organization
        • Manage Jira integration in GitProtect
          • Editing And Removing Jira Integration From GitProtect
          • Jira Organization Dashboard
        • Common Issues
        • Use Cases
      • GitProtect API for DevOps Ecosystems
        • GitProtect REST API details
        • API Authentication
        • Available methods
        • Use cases
      • Backup deletion
        • General information and requirements
        • Delete all backups of a single resource
        • Delete all copies from a selected data store
        • Delete all versions of a single resource from the selected backup
        • Removing backups from AWS S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, and S3 compliant storage
  • Management
    • Logs
    • GitProtect tasks monitoring
      • List of current and past tasks
      • Task detailed information
        • Task details - Replication
        • Task details - Restore
        • Task details - backup
      • Audit log - general information
        • Log details
        • Advanced search engine
    • Notifications
      • Available notifications
      • E-mail notification configuration
        • Daily reports configuration
        • Notifications configuration - GitProtect SaaS
        • Notifications configuration - GitProtect on-premise
      • Slack notification configuration
        • How to create webhook URL in Slack?
      • Sending notifications to any webhook
        • Configuration
        • Notifications sent to webhook
    • Additional administrative accounts
      • Roles and permissions
      • Create additional account
      • Edit additional administrative account
      • Additional account removal
    • Password Manager - Safely Store All Your Secrets
      • Password Manager Overview
      • Add A New Password
      • Add A New Encryption Key
      • Edit Or Remove Existing Password
    • License Management
      • GitProtect On-Premise License Check
      • License Details
      • Force License Refresh
    • FAQ
      • How to enable HTTPS in case of on-premise installation?
      • How to change the port of GitProtect Management service?
      • Errors with branch protection rules and dependencies in GitHub backup
    • Best Practices And Use Cases
    • Known Problems
  • CHANGELOGS
    • GitProtect v1.8.5
    • GitProtect v1.8.0
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  • New onboarding experience
  • GitHub Classic Projects to V2 Projects auto-converter
  • Optimized performance during Jira Granular Restore
  • Improved configuration of additional accounts in the GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab organizations
  • Performance improvements and SaaS service autoscaling
  • Time zone support in backup plans
  • Support for the GitHub merge settings
  • Restore of GitHub outside collaborators metadata from a backup copy
  • Restore of Bitbucket repository details from a backup copy
  • New SLA reports available through Slack notifications
  • Possible management service freez
  • Problem with securing GitLab resources if having over 10k pull requests or issues
  • Issue with securing a very large number of GitHub Pull Requests
  • Problem with restoring GitHub issue with long descriptions
  • Issues with securing GitLab groups with incorrectly configured push rules
  • Jira granular restore of issues from an incremental backup copy not working
  1. CHANGELOGS

GitProtect v1.8.0

PreviousGitProtect v1.8.5

Last updated 10 months ago

NEW FEATURES

New onboarding experience

Welcome view

We have completely transformed the method of onboarding new users. When logging in for the first time, a user is immediately directed to a new screen presenting all possible resources to secure with GitProtect. By default, a new user can connect a service with GitProtect within the literal 3-step process, however, if the organization requires authorization using login, token, or GitHub App there is still available a previous advanced mode aside.

Context menu

The upper blue bar, which contains the context menu for the currently visible subpage, has also undergone important changes. Allowing an easy setup of a new backup plan or adding new services to protect. We have also moved the language setting to the User's action and provided an easy way to upgrade or purchase licenses.

Default backup plan

To increase the security of user data, encryption is enabled by default for each new backup plan. For this purpose, a default encryption key is generated, which can be viewed only once at the time of its creation.

Backup plan configuration

For each of the supported DevOps tools, GitProtect provides a separate type of backup plan - hence from v.1.8.0 user can choose between GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and Jira backup plans - and then configure them according to the security rules of its organization.

Backup plan with encryption enabled and default encryption key

To increase the security of user data, encryption is enabled by default for each new backup plan. For this purpose, a default encryption key is generated, which can be viewed only once at the time of its creation.

GitHub Classic Projects to V2 Projects auto-converter

We have launched a mechanism for converting classic GitHub projects to V2 projects. If a backup copy consists of classic projects during a restore process these projects are going to be converted to the V2 type.

Optimized performance during Jira Granular Restore

Version 1.8.0 brings with it more optimizations within the Jira Granular Restore process. This time we focused on optimizing incremental backups with granular restore enabled.

Improved configuration of additional accounts in the GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab organizations

We have noticed that some of our users only partially configure the throttling mechanism for the git organizations. In their case, the process ended at the stage of adding an additional account or GitHub App. Hence, we decided to include within the configuration process information to edit the backup plan next: To benefit from adding additional accounts enable sharing tasks between many credentials in advanced backup plan settings.

Performance improvements and SaaS service autoscaling

With this release, we provide a solution for a not enough allocation of RAMs issues. When there is not enough RAM to perform a operation, the service will automatically receive an increased amount of resources. In the first phase, the mechanism will operate in manual mode, i.e. the service will automatically send the request, but the resource assignment will take place after user approval. Additionally, we have introduced optimizations that will improve the release of used RAM, and thus reduce its consumption.

Time zone support in backup plans

GitProtect users can now set the time zone within the backup plan schedule according to all future tasks will be launched. This improvement eliminates the need for manual time zone change during the winter/summer time switch.

Support for the GitHub merge settings

GitProtect now supports backup and restore of merge settings in GitHub repositories e.g. commit merge settings, default commit merge messages, squash merge settings, and rebase.

Restore of GitHub outside collaborators metadata from a backup copy

Users can now restore external collaborators added to GitHub repositories. Please note that restoring this particular data has some limitations, as GitHub allows to restore of only 50 external users max.

Restore of Bitbucket repository details from a backup copy

We have expanded the scope of supported metadata in Bitbucket repositories of selected programming languages, websites, and forking settings.

New SLA reports available through Slack notifications

GitProtect provides a new type of Slack notification - the SLA report is ready to download. We want you to stay up to date, however convenient for you.

Possible management service freez

The error occurred only when Git organization sync and daily report generation were run simultaneously. From v. 1.8.0 the problem is fixed.

Problem with securing GitLab resources if having over 10k pull requests or issues

The problem was caused by the incorrect behavior of the GitLab API when downloading pull requests and issues if there were more than 10,000 of them in a given repository. The problem has been fixed, and GitProtect correctly protects repositories with more than 10,000 issues or pull requests.

Issue with securing a very large number of GitHub Pull Requests

The problem only occurred with pull requests and corresponding comments if data exceeded 2 GB. Fixed.

Problem with restoring GitHub issue with long descriptions

The problem occurred only when restoring an issue with a description text longer than 65,536 characters. From version 1.8.0, such descriptions are truncated to the maximum allowed length.

Issues with securing GitLab groups with incorrectly configured push rules

The issue occurred only in a scenario when a GitLab group had an unexpected null value in the “Do not allow users to remove Git tags with git push” rule. Fixed.

Jira granular restore of issues from an incremental backup copy not working

During tests, our team found out that for some particular scenarios, GitProtect could not granularly restore data for issues secured within the incremental backup copy, then restored to the empty project and secured again within a new backup plan. The problem was completely resolved.

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