I am submitting this issue as I think that it would be interesting to support the following. I personally amass a ton of repos and star them for future reference, keep track of what I have running in my homelab, of what I have installed on my workstation, etc. In that matter and for better organization, I created some lists of starred repos. Here is what it looks like within GitHub interface:
I would like the possibility to mirror not all my starred repos but only the ones from the lists selected, let's say. For instance, I would like to mirror everything from the lists "homelab" and "dottools" but not "ideas" as it serves a dump for all the things that I find interesting but will not necessarily use or want to keep a copy of. In terms of configuration, it could follow the guidelines:
MIRROR_STARRED: true
MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS:
if empty, mirror all the starred repos
otherwise, a comma-separated list of the list names
Thank you in advance for considering my request!
Originally created by @clement-deltel on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RayLabsHQ/gitea-mirror/issues/246
Originally assigned to: @arunavo4 on GitHub.
Hi gitea-mirror development team,
I am submitting this issue as I think that it would be interesting to support the following. I personally amass a ton of repos and star them for future reference, keep track of what I have running in my homelab, of what I have installed on my workstation, etc. In that matter and for better organization, I created some lists of starred repos. Here is what it looks like within GitHub interface:
<img width="913" height="505" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ee010f2c-eab0-4bbf-8240-6e139fddf76f" />
I would like the possibility to mirror not all my starred repos but only the ones from the lists selected, let's say. For instance, I would like to mirror everything from the lists "homelab" and "dottools" but not "ideas" as it serves a dump for all the things that I find interesting but will not necessarily use or want to keep a copy of. In terms of configuration, it could follow the guidelines:
- MIRROR_STARRED: true
- MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS:
- if empty, mirror all the starred repos
- otherwise, a comma-separated list of the list names
Thank you in advance for considering my request!
@clement-deltel Implemented in PR #247 and ready for testing with:
ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247
What’s included
Env var support
MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS (comma-separated list names), e.g.:
MIRROR_STARRED=true
MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=homelab,dottools
If MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS is empty/unset, behavior remains all starred repos.
This is only used when MIRROR_STARRED=true.
UI support
In Configuration → Connections → GitHub Configuration → Repository Selection:
Enable Mirror starred repositories
Use Star Lists (optional) selector (searchable multi-select)
You can also add custom list names manually
Quick test
Use the PR image:
docker pull ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247
Then run with your normal env plus:
MIRROR_STARRED=true
MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=<your-list-1>,<your-list-2>
You can verify in UI by selecting the same lists in the new Star Lists (optional) control and running import/sync.
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@arunavo4 commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
@clement-deltel Implemented in [PR #247](https://github.com/RayLabsHQ/gitea-mirror/pull/247) and ready for testing with:
`ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247`
### What’s included
1. **Env var support**
- `MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS` (comma-separated list names), e.g.:
- `MIRROR_STARRED=true`
- `MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=homelab,dottools`
- If `MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS` is empty/unset, behavior remains **all starred repos**.
- This is only used when `MIRROR_STARRED=true`.
2. **UI support**
- In **Configuration → Connections → GitHub Configuration → Repository Selection**:
- Enable **Mirror starred repositories**
- Use **Star Lists (optional)** selector (searchable multi-select)
- You can also add custom list names manually
### Quick test
Use the PR image:
`docker pull ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247`
Then run with your normal env plus:
- `MIRROR_STARRED=true`
- `MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=<your-list-1>,<your-list-2>`
You can verify in UI by selecting the same lists in the new **Star Lists (optional)** control and running import/sync.
@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2026):
Hello,
Thank you for the blazinf fast implementation. Nevertheless, I just tested the image (ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247), but I am getting the error message below:
Error fetching starred repositories: Configured GitHub star lists not found: docs, dottools, homelab
Also, the UI does not reflect what you showed above with the Star Lists drop-down menu on my end:
I have to mention that I just swapped the image and added the environment variable. I am not starting from a fresh install with an empty database, maybe that's part of the observed difference.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2026):
Hello,
Thank you for the blazinf fast implementation. Nevertheless, I just tested the image (`ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247`), but I am getting the error message below:
```text
Error fetching starred repositories: Configured GitHub star lists not found: docs, dottools, homelab
```
Also, the UI does not reflect what you showed above with the Star Lists drop-down menu on my end:
<img width="771" height="381" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/feaed654-6df8-4e3f-834d-7ccd27f180a7" />
I have to mention that I just swapped the image and added the environment variable. I am not starting from a fresh install with an empty database, maybe that's part of the observed difference.
Let me know if you need anything else.
@clement-deltel I just ran it locally and tested with my github keys, everything worked. Can try using the UI and please share you config vars and remove any private keys when you share them.
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@arunavo4 commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2026):
@clement-deltel I just ran it locally and tested with my github keys, everything worked. Can try using the UI and please share you config vars and remove any private keys when you share them.
<img width="802" height="564" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b0d41dc0-8cd0-4222-822f-4313dab52884" />
@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2026):
Hello,
I did some further testing, and it is working now. Thank you so much!
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@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2026):
Hello,
I did some further testing, and it is working now. Thank you so much!
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Originally created by @clement-deltel on GitHub (Mar 22, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RayLabsHQ/gitea-mirror/issues/246
Originally assigned to: @arunavo4 on GitHub.
Hi gitea-mirror development team,
I am submitting this issue as I think that it would be interesting to support the following. I personally amass a ton of repos and star them for future reference, keep track of what I have running in my homelab, of what I have installed on my workstation, etc. In that matter and for better organization, I created some lists of starred repos. Here is what it looks like within GitHub interface:
I would like the possibility to mirror not all my starred repos but only the ones from the lists selected, let's say. For instance, I would like to mirror everything from the lists "homelab" and "dottools" but not "ideas" as it serves a dump for all the things that I find interesting but will not necessarily use or want to keep a copy of. In terms of configuration, it could follow the guidelines:
Thank you in advance for considering my request!
@arunavo4 commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2026):
@clement-deltel Implemented in PR #247 and ready for testing with:
ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247What’s included
MIRROR_STARRED_LISTS(comma-separated list names), e.g.:MIRROR_STARRED=trueMIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=homelab,dottoolsMIRROR_STARRED_LISTSis empty/unset, behavior remains all starred repos.MIRROR_STARRED=true.Quick test
Use the PR image:
docker pull ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247Then run with your normal env plus:
MIRROR_STARRED=trueMIRROR_STARRED_LISTS=<your-list-1>,<your-list-2>You can verify in UI by selecting the same lists in the new Star Lists (optional) control and running import/sync.
@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2026):
Hello,
Thank you for the blazinf fast implementation. Nevertheless, I just tested the image (
ghcr.io/raylabshq/gitea-mirror:pr-247), but I am getting the error message below:Also, the UI does not reflect what you showed above with the Star Lists drop-down menu on my end:
I have to mention that I just swapped the image and added the environment variable. I am not starting from a fresh install with an empty database, maybe that's part of the observed difference.
Let me know if you need anything else.
@arunavo4 commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2026):
@clement-deltel I just ran it locally and tested with my github keys, everything worked. Can try using the UI and please share you config vars and remove any private keys when you share them.
@clement-deltel commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2026):
Hello,
I did some further testing, and it is working now. Thank you so much!