# Could not get repo list drone gitlab

**URL:** <https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244>\
**Category:** Drone Support\
**Created:** [October 16, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244 "2021-10-16T05:16:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dev852com](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/drone.discourse.group/dev852com/32/6646_2.png) [@dev852com](https://drone.discourse.group/u/dev852com)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244/1 "2021-10-16T05:16:27Z")

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Hi guys,

Running microk8s kubernetes gitlab and drone server. I am able to connect to gitlab through oauth but is unable to sync repo list. Getting this error message:

```auto
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"warning","login":"root","msg":"syncer: cannot get remote repository list","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"debug","msg":"api: cannot synchronize account","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}

```

Full logs:

```auto
{"level":"debug","login":"root","msg":"syncer: begin repository sync","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z","latency":439798,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:54176","request":"/api/user","request-id":"1zZerhYUjXQMBfVEYdjx6dGI7o4","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"warning","login":"root","msg":"syncer: cannot get remote repository list","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"debug","msg":"api: cannot synchronize account","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:17Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z","latency":383799,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:54176","request":"/api/user","request-id":"1zZesytopHI5JDDYqWMPY3k7zdX","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z","latency":709698,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:54176","request":"/api/user/repos?latest=true","request-id":"1zZet1r83CAHA8Ko1Ir59TqIgq5","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z","latency":561498,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:54176","request":"/api/user/repos?latest=true","request-id":"1zZet0iFzKDJtbgIGZ0wIZ32H4p","time":"2021-10-16T04:57:27Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-10-16T05:00:52Z","latency":24000,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:44031","request":"/","request-id":"1zZfIhTCXCwNKXxzeuX8C2q0hPh","time":"2021-10-16T05:00:52Z"}

```

Build:

```auto
        env:
          - name: "DRONE_TLS_AUTOCERT"
            value: "false"
          - name: "DRONE_GITLAB_SKIP_VERIFY"
            value: "false"
          - name: "DRONE_LOGS_DEBUG"
            value: "true"
          - name: "DRONE_USER_CREATE"
            value: "username:root,admin:true,token:ZMtLxBzrFusRCofpUmn-"
          - name: "DRONE_SERVER_HOST"
            value: "HIDDEN"
          - name: "DRONE_SERVER_PROTO"
            value: "https"
          - name: "DRONE_GITLAB_SERVER"
            value: "HIDDEN"
          - name: "DRONE_GITLAB_CLIENT_ID"
            value: "HIDDEN"
          - name: "DRONE_GITLAB_CLIENT_SECRET"
            value: "HIDDEN"
          - name: "DRONE_RPC_SECRET"
            value: "HIDDEN"
          - name: "DRONE_DATABASE_DRIVER"
            value: "sqlite3"
          - name: "DRONE_DATABASE_DATASOURCE"
            value: "drone.sqlite"

```

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![csgitharness](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/drone.discourse.group/csgitharness/32/904_2.png) [@csgitharness](https://drone.discourse.group/u/csgitharness)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244/2 "2021-10-20T11:39:32Z")

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@dev852com ,

Could you please share the below details:

1. The drone server version that you are running along with runner version
2. How many repo are there in gitlab?

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**Author:** ![dev852com](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/drone.discourse.group/dev852com/32/6646_2.png) [@dev852com](https://drone.discourse.group/u/dev852com)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244/3 "2021-11-18T18:36:41Z")

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Hi! Thank you for getting back to me.

1. image: drone/drone:latest
2. Just default repos

```auto
{"level":"debug","login":"root","msg":"syncer: begin repository sync","time":"2021-11-18T18:32:39Z"}
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"warning","login":"root","msg":"syncer: cannot get remote repository list","time":"2021-11-18T18:32:41Z"}
{"error":"500 Internal Server Error","level":"debug","msg":"api: cannot synchronize account","time":"2021-11-18T18:32:41Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-11-18T18:32:49Z","latency":315803,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:38062","request":"/api/user","request-id":"216T7SVSEWRVva4lm3Y51pFoxao","time":"2021-11-18T18:32:49Z"}
{"fields.time":"2021-11-18T18:32:49Z","latency":503505,"level":"debug","method":"GET","msg":"","remote":"10.0.2.4:38062","request":"/api/user/repos?latest=true","request-id":"216T7UqhrrqBQM2xSXJjVdipEoe","time":"2021-11-18T18:32:49Z"}

```

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**Author:** ![bradrydzewski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/drone.discourse.group/bradrydzewski/32/3513_2.png) [@bradrydzewski](https://drone.discourse.group/u/bradrydzewski)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244/4 "2021-11-18T23:29:16Z")

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> [@\[PIPELINE SKIP\] Option](https://drone.discourse.group/t/pipeline-skip-option/9919/3):
>
> `syncer: cannot get remote repository list`

The `root` account in your example needs to be an active GitLab account that you have linked to Drone (by going through the oauth2 process). Have you done this? Otherwise you should check your GitLab server logs, which is returning a 500 Internal Server Error, which could indicate a GitLab problem.

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**Author:** ![dev852com](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/drone.discourse.group/dev852com/32/6646_2.png) [@dev852com](https://drone.discourse.group/u/dev852com)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/could-not-get-repo-list-drone-gitlab/4244/5 "2021-11-18T23:42:42Z")

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That solves it! root account does not sync repo! Thank you so much!!!

[Solution]  
Use drone helm chart  
Create user account