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Gitlab Cookbook

By : van Baarsen

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Gitlab Cookbook

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By: van Baarsen

Overview of this book

This book is aimed at developers and devops that have a GitLab server running, and want to be sure they use it to its full potential. This book will also be useful for people looking for a great Git platform, and learn how to set it up successfully. Some system administrating experience on a UNIX-based system would be useful, but is not required.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. Introduction and Installation

1. Introduction and Installation

Introduction

Using the Omnibus package

Setting up the server dependencies for source installation

Set up the database for source installation

Installing GitLab from source

Using Chef and GitLab Cookbook

Logging in for the first time

Creating your first project

2. Explaining Git

2. Explaining Git

Introduction

Generating your SSH key on Unix-like systems

Generating your SSH key on Windows

Adding your SSH key to GitLab

Creating your first Git project

Cloning your repository and pushing code to it

Working with branches

Performing a rebase operation

Squashing your commits

3. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions

3. Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions

Introduction

Adding a user

Creating a group

Working with user permissions

Protecting your main branches

Configuring the project's visibility

Removing a user

4. Issue Tracker and Wiki

4. Issue Tracker and Wiki

Creating your first issue

Creating your first merge request

Accepting a merge request

Referencing issues

Working with milestones

Creating your first wiki page

Managing your wiki with Gollum

5. Maintaining Your GitLab Instance

5. Maintaining Your GitLab Instance

Introduction

Updating an Omnibus installation

Updating GitLab from a source installation

Troubleshooting your GitLab installation

Creating a backup

Restoring a backup

Importing an existing repository

6. Webhooks, External Services, and the API

6. Webhooks, External Services, and the API

Introduction

Working with external services

Using webhooks

Using system hooks

Getting your private token for the API

Understanding the API status codes

Managing your projects via the API

Managing issues via the API

Working with other API resources

Working with the API sudo command

7. Using LDAP and OmniAuth Providers

7. Using LDAP and OmniAuth Providers

Introduction

Setting up your LDAP server

Installing a web interface for LDAP

Adding a user to your LDAP server

Configuring GitLab to use LDAP on an Omnibus installation

Configuring GitLab to use LDAP on a source installation

Setting up GitHub as an OmniAuth provider

8. GitLab CI

8. GitLab CI

Introduction to GitLab CI

Installing the dependencies

Installing the coordinator

Installing the web server

Installing a runner

Linking your first project to GitLab CI

Creating a build script

Using GitLab CI webhooks

A. Tips and Tricks

A. Tips and Tricks

The power of snippets

Getting involved

Getting help

The GitLab RSS feed

Archiving projects

How to format a good Git commit message

How to change your Git editor

Understanding the anatomy of GitLab

Understanding the differences between GitLab's Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE)

How to fork a project and what is forking?

Understanding the branching workflow

Index

Index

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Adding a user

When your team grows, you want to add more users to your system. In this recipe, we take a look at how to invite people to your GitLab system.

How to do it…

At the end of the following points, you will have a new user in your GitLab system:

Log in as an admin user.
Go to the Admin area section.
Click on New User.
Enter the information for the new user. For this example, I'll pick the following information; you can pick whatever you want, but the e-mail address has to be accessible to you as the activation link will be sent there. The following information needs to be given out:
- Name: John Doe
- Username: john.doe
- E-mail: [email protected]
Click on Create User.
Now, check the e-mail address you entered for the user. You should receive an activation e-mail.
Copy the password and click on Click here to login.
When you log in, you have to pick a new password and click on Set new password.
You have to log in again with the new password.

You have created a new user!

How it works…...

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