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# Rake tasks **(FREE SELF)**

GitLab provides [Rake](https://ruby.github.io/rake/) tasks to assist you with
common administration and operational processes.

You can perform GitLab Rake tasks by using:

- `gitlab-rake <raketask>` for [Omnibus GitLab](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/README.html)
  installations.
- `bundle exec rake <raketask>` for [source](../install/installation.md)
  installations.

## Available Rake tasks

The following Rake tasks are available for use with GitLab:

| Tasks                                                 | Description |
|:------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
| [Back up and restore](backup_restore.md)              | Back up, restore, and migrate GitLab instances between servers. |
| [Clean up](cleanup.md)                                | Clean up unneeded items from GitLab instances. |
| [Development](../development/rake_tasks.md)           | Tasks for GitLab contributors. |
| [Doctor tasks](../administration/raketasks/doctor.md) | Checks for data integrity issues. |
| [Elasticsearch](../integration/elasticsearch.md#gitlab-advanced-search-rake-tasks) | Maintain Elasticsearch in a GitLab instance. |
| [Enable namespaces](features.md)                      | Enable usernames and namespaces for user projects. |
| [General maintenance](../administration/raketasks/maintenance.md) | General maintenance and self-check tasks. |
| [Geo maintenance](../administration/raketasks/geo.md) | [Geo](../administration/geo/index.md)-related maintenance. |
| [GitHub import](../administration/raketasks/github_import.md) | Retrieve and import repositories from GitHub. |
| [Import repositories](import.md)                      | Import bare repositories into your GitLab instance. |
| [Import large project exports](../development/import_project.md#importing-via-a-rake-task) | Import large GitLab [project exports](../user/project/settings/import_export.md). |
| [Integrity checks](../administration/raketasks/check.md) | Check the integrity of repositories, files, and LDAP. |
| [LDAP maintenance](../administration/raketasks/ldap.md) | [LDAP](../administration/auth/ldap/index.md)-related tasks. |
| [List repositories](list_repos.md)                    | List all GitLab-managed Git repositories on disk. |
| [Migrate snippets to Git](migrate_snippets.md)        | Migrate GitLab Snippets to Git repositories, and show the migration status. |
| [Praefect Rake tasks](../administration/raketasks/praefect.md) | [Praefect](../administration/gitaly/praefect.md)-related tasks. |
| [Project import/export](../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md) | Prepare for [project exports and imports](../user/project/settings/import_export.md). |
| [Sample Prometheus data](generate_sample_prometheus_data.md) | Generate sample Prometheus data. |
| [SPDX license list import](spdx.md)                   | Import a local copy of the [SPDX license list](https://spdx.org/licenses/) for matching [License Compliance policies](../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md). |                                                     |
| [Repository storage](../administration/raketasks/storage.md) | List and migrate existing projects and attachments from legacy storage to hashed storage. |
| [Uploads migrate](../administration/raketasks/uploads/migrate.md) | Migrate uploads between local storage and object storage. |
| [Uploads sanitize](../administration/raketasks/uploads/sanitize.md) | Remove EXIF data from images uploaded to earlier versions of GitLab. |
| [Usage data](../administration/troubleshooting/gitlab_rails_cheat_sheet.md#generate-usage-ping) | Generate and troubleshoot [Usage Ping](../development/usage_ping/index.md). |
| [User management](user_management.md)                 | Perform user management tasks. |
| [Webhooks administration](web_hooks.md)               | Maintain project webhooks. |
| [X.509 signatures](x509_signatures.md)                | Update X.509 commit signatures, which can be useful if the certificate store changed. |
