Docs feedback: Redirects after transfer do not mention container registry
Problem to solve
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Product affected: all versions of GitLab
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Docs affected: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/index.html#redirects-when-changing-repository-paths
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Description of the problem:
When you transfer a project or a group to another root, all the existing links are still valid, and GitLab will provide a automated redirection to the new location. However, this feature does not work for container registry. When you try to reach the images using the old location, images return unknown, while they can be retrieved using the new location.
The docs should explicitly precise that the registry will no longer work using the old location.
Further details
Providing a redirection for the container registry could be great, however it could be technically challenging.
Updating the docs in the meantime is a must.
Proposal
Add a notice in the related paragraph to warn users about group/project transfer and the possible break of links to container registries.