# Rename GitHub repositry and keep CircleCI history

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313>\
**Category:** Integrations and Accounts\
**Tags:** github, integration\
**Created:** [February 12, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313 "2019-02-12T15:36:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RyotaMurohoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/ryotamurohoshi/32/21395_2.png) [@RyotaMurohoshi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/RyotaMurohoshi)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/1 "2019-02-12T15:36:21Z")

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I want to rename repositries that use CircleCI.

Current, I have two repositries

- abcd\_website : uses CircleCI.
- abcd\_website\_renewal : uses CircleCI.

Then, I want to rename these to

- abcd\_website\_archived : from abcd\_website
- abcd\_website : from abcd\_website\_renewal

Questiuon:

Can I keep CircleCI history and relation with repositories.

According to next question, CircleCI seems keep its history with related repositories.

[https://discuss.circleci.com/t/renaming-a-repository-fixing-a-broken-cache/10736](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/renaming-a-repository-fixing-a-broken-cache/10736)

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**Author:** ![drazisil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/drazisil/32/24029_2.png) [@drazisil](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/drazisil)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/2 "2019-02-12T15:37:31Z")

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Hello,

We’ve made improvements with this, but renames are still a little tricky. Everything should work fine, please let us know if you encounter anything strange.

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**Author:** ![RyotaMurohoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/ryotamurohoshi/32/21395_2.png) [@RyotaMurohoshi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/RyotaMurohoshi)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/3 "2019-02-13T01:42:09Z")

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> [@drazisil](#):
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> We’ve made improvements with this, but renames are still a little tricky. Everything should work fine, please let us know if you encounter anything strange.

Thank you! I will try it.  
And if I encounter problem, I will report it.

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**Author:** ![RyotaMurohoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/ryotamurohoshi/32/21395_2.png) [@RyotaMurohoshi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/RyotaMurohoshi)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/4 "2019-02-13T05:56:57Z")

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@drazisil

I renamed repositories on the GitHub.

abcd\_website =\> abcd\_website\_archive  
abcd\_website\_renewal =\> abcd\_website

By the way,

Current abcd\_website\_archive GitHub repo

- was abcd\_website GitHub before.
- is not connected any on Circle Ci.

Current abcd\_website

- was abcd\_website\_renewal GitHub before.
- is connected to abcd\_website on Circle Ci.
  - Envrionment vars
  - Build History
  - Notification Slack Setting

- They are values and settings for old abcd\_website that is abcd\_website\_archive now.

Question:

Is it correct behavour?

And I need update environment settings to manage abcd\_website that was abcd\_website\_renewal?  
Are there any way to change?

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**Author:** ![drazisil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/drazisil/32/24029_2.png) [@drazisil](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/drazisil)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/5 "2019-02-13T13:56:40Z")

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Can you [open a ticket with the project names](https://support.circleci.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) so we can take a look?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/rename-github-repositry-and-keep-circleci-history/28313/6 "2019-02-23T14:03:34Z")

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