You're reading from Gitlab Cookbook Over 60 hands-on recipes to efficiently self-host your own Git repository using GitLab

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783986842

Length 172 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ubuntu Server

Concepts

Continuous Integration

Author (1):

Jeroen van Baarsen

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Sections
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support

1. Introduction and Installation FREE CHAPTER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4. Issue Tracker and Wiki

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

Creating your first issue
Creating your first merge request
Accepting a merge request
Working with milestones
Referencing issues in commits
Creating your first wiki page
Managing the wiki with Gollum

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