GitLab CE (Community Edition) is a DevOps platform for managing software development projects.
With features like Git repository management, version control, built-in CI/CD, issue tracking, code review, and automated testing, GitLab streamlines the development workflow and helps to accelerate delivery cycles.
It’s recommended to have at least 8GB of RAM for GitLab to run smoothly, so we will adjust available configurations.
You can install the GitLab image on Ubuntu 18.04 or 22.04.
Choosing the GitLab image will install on your machine:
To deploy GitLab (CE) on your server:
It may take up to 10 minutes to deploy a server with GitLab CE running.
When your server is online, you can access your GitLab instance. Go to http://your_server_ip
and login using the server credentials:
Once you’re logged in, you will be prompted to deactivate new sign ups. You can do it directly in the GitLab interface.
Next, you might want to configure SMTP for email notifications, create your first project, set up runners, or start working with Container Registry. See the GitLab documentation for more information on your next steps.