One-way mirroring from Git servers

Git Connector can duplicate ("mirror") commits from a Git repo managed by one of the following Git servers:

• GitHub
• GitLab (Community Edition or Enterprise Edition)
• Gerrit Code Review
• Helix TeamHub

A typical use case for mirroring one or more external Git repos into Helix is to enable a single instance of a CI tool, such as Jenkins, to build a complex job that syncs contents from both classic Helix and Git repos.

The mirroring is one-way: from the Git server into Helix.

You, the system administrator for Helix and the Git server, configure a webhook in the Git server and the Git Connector server, which enables this flow:

1. A Git user pushes a branch to the Git server.
2. The external repo in the Git server receives a commit of a Git repo or tag, which fires the webhook.
3. The Git Connector receives the webhook message and fetches the commit from the Git server repo that is the source for mirroring.
4. The Helix Server receives the update from the Git Connector.
5. Optionally, a CI tool, such as Jenkins, polls on a Helix workspace to detect changes across multiple repos and performs a build.