GitFlic.ru — push-mirror + built-in pull-mirror for oriz repos

Russian-hosted git mirror #4 — daily pull-mirror built-in, geopolitical risk

GitFlic.ru — push-mirror + built-in pull-mirror

Role

GitFlic.ru is mirror host #4 in the 6-host DR strategy. It provides geopolitical diversity (Russian-hosted, independent of US/EU cloud infrastructure). It also has a native pull-mirror feature (daily sync from GitHub) — the only free-tier host in our stack with this capability.

⚠️ Geopolitical Risk

GitFlic.ru is hosted in Russia. Access may be restricted:

• Users in sanctioned countries may experience 451 (Unavailable for Legal Reasons)
• The platform may be blocked in some jurisdictions
• Treat as supplementary mirror only; do NOT rely on it as primary recovery source

Free Tier

Authentication

How to get the token

1. Log in at https://gitflic.ru
2. Go to Settings → API Tokens (/user/settings/tokens)
3. Click Create token
4. Name: oriz-mirror-bot
5. Scope: repo:write (repository write access)
6. Click Create — copy immediately
7. Store as chirag127 org-level GitHub secret(s) — paste value into .env then gh secret set <NAME> --org chirag127 --visibility all < <(printf %s "$VALUE"). Full loop: runbooks/platform/mirror-all-hosts-setup.md Step 2.

Built-in Pull Mirror (Bonus Feature)

GitFlic has a native “Mirror” feature that auto-pulls from GitHub daily:

1. Go to GitFlic → + menu → New Mirror
2. Strategy: PULL (GitFlic pulls from GitHub)
3. Enter GitHub repo URL
4. For private repos: provide GitHub PAT as auth
5. GitFlic syncs daily automatically — no GitHub Actions needed for this host

This means GitFlic can be used as a passive mirror with zero GitHub Actions minutes, complementing the push-mirror approach.

API — Create Repo (idempotent)

# Create project
curl -X POST "https://api.gitflic.ru/project" \
  -H "Authorization: token ${MIRROR_GITFLIC_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"title\":\"${REPO_NAME}\",\"alias\":\"${REPO_NAME}\",\"private\":false}" \
  || true  # idempotent

# API docs: https://gitflic.ru/help/api

Mirror URL pattern (push-based, via GH Actions)

https://chirag127:${MIRROR_GITFLIC_TOKEN}@gitflic.ru/project/chirag127/${REPO_NAME}.git

Failure modes

Cross-refs

• Full setup → ../../../runbooks/mirror-all-hosts-setup.md
• 9-host decision → ../../decisions/ops/mirror-to-9-popular-alternatives-2026-06-28.md
• GitFlic API docs: https://gitflic.ru/help/api/intro

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