I have an issue while pushing/pulling branches from Gitlab.local to Gitlab.com and vice-versa.
Inside scoop on my setup:
I have Gitlab (Community Edition v16.6.1) installed on the local server (it doesn't have public access) with a few repositories, each with multiple branches. This setup is for the developers to test their code changes in local environment and maintaining local repositories.
We also have a Github.com with same multiple repositories and, each with multiple branches. It has a CI/CD pipeline setup to auto-deploy code in our production servers.
The Issue:
Now, I have set up Mirroring branches (Only protected branch) with push direction to push local branch code to Github.com branch. It is working absolutely as expected.
But, we have a few oversease developers who also pushes code in our Github repositories. Now, how can I pull their changes in my local Gitlab branches?
Note1: My Gitlab server is running on local server so it doesn't have any public URL or public IP address to connect with.
Note2: Gitlab Community Edition does not offer Pull direction, so this option is also not available for us.
If anyone has any solution to overcome this issue, please let me know.