Merge Artifactory configuration with jf rt transfer-config-merge

Merge projects and repositories from a source Artifactory instance to a target instance when no conflicts exist.

Prerequisites

JFrog CLI is installed. See Installing JFrog CLI.
Both the source and target Artifactory instances are configured as JFrog CLI servers. Run jf config add for each instance before using this command. See Configuring JFrog CLI.
The source and target server IDs must refer to different Artifactory instances.

Synopsis

jf rt transfer-config-merge [command options] <source-server-id> <target-server-id>

Aliases: —

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`<source-server-id>`	Yes	Server ID to export configuration from
`<target-server-id>`	Yes	Server ID to import configuration to

Options

Flag	Required	Default	Description
`--exclude-projects`	No	—	Semicolon-separated list of JFrog Project keys to exclude from the transfer. Supports wildcards (for example, `team-*`).
`--exclude-repos`	No	—	Semicolon-separated list of repositories to exclude from the transfer. Supports wildcards (for example, `temp-*`).
`--include-projects`	No	—	Semicolon-separated list of JFrog Project keys to include in the transfer. Supports wildcards.
`--include-repos`	No	—	Semicolon-separated list of repositories to include in the transfer. Supports wildcards.
`--format`	No	—	Output format: `json` or `table`. When omitted, output is backward-compatible. See jf rt output format.

Examples

Basic Merge

Merge all repositories and projects from the source server to the target server.

To merge all repositories and projects:

Run:

jf rt transfer-config-merge <source-server-id> <target-server-id>

Full example:

jf rt transfer-config-merge my-source-server my-target-server

Expected output:

[Info] ========== Preparations ==========
[Info] Verifying source and target servers are different...
[Info] ========== Merging repositories ==========
...
[Info] Configuration merge completed successfully.

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Tip
Each execution emits a Trace ID (for example, [Info] Trace ID for JFrog Platform logs: abc123def456). If you need to contact JFrog Support, include this ID in your support ticket to help with diagnostics.

Merge Specific Repositories

To merge only selected repositories:

Run:

jf rt transfer-config-merge <source-server-id> <target-server-id> --include-repos "<repo-list>"

Full example:

jf rt transfer-config-merge source-server target-server --include-repos "libs-release;libs-snapshot"

Merge Specific Projects

To merge only selected projects:

Run:

jf rt transfer-config-merge <source-server-id> <target-server-id> --include-projects "<project-list>"

Full example:

jf rt transfer-config-merge source-server target-server --include-projects "my-project;other-project"

Exclude Repositories and Projects

To merge while excluding repository and project patterns:

Run:

jf rt transfer-config-merge <source-server-id> <target-server-id> --exclude-repos "<repo-patterns>" --exclude-projects "<project-patterns>"

Full example:

jf rt transfer-config-merge source-server target-server --exclude-repos "temp-*" --exclude-projects "test-*"

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Note
Merging only adds new configuration. Existing target configuration is not overwritten when conflicts exist.

When to Use

Use transfer-config-merge when you want to add repositories and projects from one Artifactory to another without wiping the target. This is the safe alternative to transfer-config when the target already has data.

Choose this vs alternatives:

Scenario	Command
Target is empty, full migration	`jf rt transfer-config`
Target has data, merge safely	`jf rt transfer-config-merge` (this command)
Config already transferred, move files	`jf rt transfer-files`

Important Notes

The merge only adds new configuration. If a repository or project with the same key already exists on the target, it is not overwritten — the conflict is skipped.
Use --include-repos and --include-projects to selectively merge specific items.
Wildcards are supported in repository and project filters (for example, libs-*, team-*).
Source and target must be different servers. Providing the same server ID for both arguments will result in an error.
Before the merge begins, the CLI runs a preparations phase to verify server connectivity and confirm the source and target instances are different.