# Upload a whole project to the p5 web editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-a-whole-project-to-the-p5-web-editor/16915>\
**Category:** Project Guidance\
**Created:** [January 6, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-a-whole-project-to-the-p5-web-editor/16915 "2020-01-06T20:26:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ursula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7bcc69/32.png) [@ursula](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ursula)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-a-whole-project-to-the-p5-web-editor/16915/1 "2020-01-06T20:26:36Z")

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I understand how to download a full project, but is there a way to upload an entire project?  
I teach with P5.js and am exploring git education for collaboration and version control. I can’t find a graceful way to use git with projects in the P5.js.editor.

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**Author:** ![kll](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kll/32/964_2.png) [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-a-whole-project-to-the-p5-web-editor/16915/2 "2020-01-15T05:28:42Z")

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hi @ursula

looks like there is no answer from the p5.js team  
so i want comment, even risking that you know more about p5.js as me.

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-a- i also not know a way to upload full projects ( in batch form ) to the online editor.

-b- and in your situation it might look like a nice feature request  
( but that not work via the forum, better ask [here](https://github.com/processing/p5.js-website/issues) )

-c- but i think what you want to do, is actually not wanted…

- the main product is the library

- the online editor is a learning environment, not a free hoster  
so after develop there

- 
  - you can download your project and

- 
  - find/build your own server to host it

but actually they restricted it ( as far i know ) just by some file size limits.

-d- but i think for your working style there would be a environment  
like GIT better, but with a possibility to run the pages there too.  
and that is exactly what i am currently experimenting/learning on.

i am testing following:

- make a account at GITLAB
- do not start with a normal repository
- make a online project using the page / gitlab way

++ i started just with [this](https://gitlab.com/help/user/project/pages/index.md)

- but actually UNDER a new GROUP
- pages / plane HTML template /
- rename “myproject” to \< myusername \>.gitlab.io
- CI/CD pipeline / **Run pipeline**
- wait 30 min

and you get a hosted web page,  
find online www.\< group \>.gitlab.io/myproject/

under the /public/ directory  
edit index.html to be your MAIN page to link to your

- sketch1.html / calling:
- sketch1.js

projects.  
( both copied from [online editor](https://editor.p5js.org) / renamed )

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– but you not have separate p5.js projects,  
it’s repository is the whole web page code …

– you not have the online editor environment  
( but can edit online the .html and .js files ( or upload the GIT way )  
( and just refresh the webpage (after 15 sec ?) )

– sorry, i just start with that project so i not want to link you to it today,  
just give you the idea. for me, working on a bigger tutorial, that  
even looks better fitted as the online editor

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/upload-a-whole-project-to-the-p5-web-editor/16915/3 "2020-01-15T22:10:58Z")

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I don’t believe that this feature exists – there is an open issue on the github repo that looks like it is part of long-term development. I might suggest chiming in there, possibly linking back to this discussion if relevant:

> <https://github.com/processing/p5.js-web-editor/issues/542>
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> Nature of issue?
> New feature request
> 
> New feature details:
> Define endpoints so that users can batch upload sketches. This also includes the data...