What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction and Installation, looks at the different ways in which you can install GitLab. We will also create your first project on your own GitLab server.

Chapter 2, Explaining Git, looks at the basics of Git, how to send your code to your GitLab server, how to get your GitLab project on your computer, and how to squash your commits into one nice commit.

Chapter 3, Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions, looks at how you can add new users and what the different permissions that you can grant your users are. We will also look at the power of GitLab groups.

Chapter 4, Issue Tracker and Wiki, shows how GitLab has a powerful issue tracker and wiki system. In this chapter, we will take a look at how you can get the most out of it.

Chapter 5, Maintaining Your GitLab Instance, shows how you need to maintain a GitLab instance and update backups when running them. We will look it all up!

Chapter 6, Webhooks, External Services, and the API, looks at webhooks and shows how you can test them. We will look at linking your GitLab system to external services such as project management tools, and we will look at the powerful API that GitLab ships with.

Chapter 7, Using LDAP and OmniAuth Providers, looks at how you can use your LDAP infrastructure to manage your GitLab users. We will also look at how to use external authentication methods called OmniAuth providers.

Chapter 8, GitLab CI, talks about GitLab having a powerful Continuous Integration system. In this chapter, we will look at how you can install and link it to your GitLab server.

Appendix, Tips and Tricks, looks at some smaller tasks, tips, and tricks that can help you in your daily GitLab usage.