Hi how to fork a repo just like Git I want to share data wit

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Hi how to fork a repo just like Git I want to share data with others

Or Tzabary · Answer

Hey < Ants Young> You can import other objects even not yours but they need to be accessible to be managed by lakeFS zero copy

Ants Young · Answer

Do you mean `lakectl import from to` Is there a simple way to fork a whole repo

Or Tzabary · Answer

Unfortunately I think the same command doesn t exist in lakeFS though it can ba partially achieved with the import command

Or Tzabary · Answer

< Ants Young> mind explaining a bit more on your use case

Or Tzabary · Answer

please note that lakeFS is used to collaborate on repository data and offer the branching primitives This is also similar to code collaboration when you want to collaborate on code you branch out of main you create a repo fork in case that you want to change the software logic or in case you are making a contribution to a project and I don t think we heard of the parallel use case in data yet understand the use case will help us improve lakeFS and possibility adding the feature to support the use case

Ants Young · Answer

Thank you < Or Tzabary> I m developing a ML training platform which offers MLEs a cloud enviroment to training ML models Our platform is supposed to support MLEs to share datasets and models with others In this case forking a data repo could save a lot of storage rather than download the whole dataset and add some new data then create a new repo in lakeFS So data sharing and storage saving are two main motivations to ask for a fork feature Thank you

Or Tzabary · Answer

I trust that checking out to a branch will give you the same result as it s zero copy operation done on the repository level

Ants Young · Answer

Yes you re right But how can I set independent read write permission on this data repo

Or Tzabary · Answer

lakeFS has a built in authorization mechanism just that <https docs lakefs io reference authorization html|https docs lakefs io reference authorization html>

Ants Young · Answer

That s really great thank you < Or Tzabary>

Or Tzabary · Answer

I m happy to hear slightly smiling face does this support your use case if you still have questions or concerns I ll be happy to set a quick call to discuss the use case

Ants Young · Answer

Thank you I m a beginner to lakeFS so far it works well for me I ll ask for help if I get trouble Thanks