GitLab#

GitLab is a DevOps platform that provides source control managment, Bug Tracking, and CI/CD flows.

https://www.gitlab.com

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Operating Systems#

These guides are written for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 based operating systems and are compatible with AlmaLinux 8 and Rocky Linux 8.

Access Controls#

The GitLab node should only be accessed directly using SSH by system administrators. Standard cluster user accounts should not be able to SSH into the GitLab node.

The GitLab application manages application level access.

Hostnames#

These guides use the following example Hostnames and FQDN for GitLab. FQDNs can be provided by utilizing a DNS server or installing a hosts file on the system itself.

Note

An example /etc/hosts file has been provided: hosts

GitLab is deployed on the following node:

Hostname

FQDN

Function

Type

IPv4 Address

gitlab

gitlab.engwsc.example.com

GitLab CE

VM Guest

192.168.1.81

Guides#

The following guides are required to deploy GitLab:

  1. GitLab OS Installation Guide

  2. GitLab Deployment Guide

  3. GitLab Configuration Guide