
Explore what GitLab is, its centralized repository management with issue tracking and CI/CD, and how it compares to GitHub and Bitbucket, along with its features and limitations.
Learn how to install GitLab on Windows and register a GitLab runner with a token. Create a project, choose a runner type, and set Docker with Alpine.
Set up SSH for remote git repositories by generating a public/private key pair with ssh-keygen, installing OpenSSH on Windows, and registering your public key for authentication.
Learn how branching duplicates code to enable parallel work and later merge back to the master branch; create a new branch from master in GitLab via the repository branches page.
Discover two ways to add files to your Git repository: via the command line using touch, and via the web interface by creating a new file and applying the changes.
master and a rebase branch illustrate how rebasing preserves individual commits and a linear history, contrasting with merge, through a practical git demo of integrating changes.
Learn how to add users to a GitLab project by inviting via email, importing from another project, or using existing accounts, then assign roles, set expiration dates, and manage access.
Explore GitLab permissions and roles from guest to owner, including read, write, and protected branches. See how code review and protected branches safeguard collaboration and prevent destructive pushes.
Link issues with branches, commits, and merge requests in GitLab to automatically close issues on merge, while keeping the issue description as the single source of truth.
Create and manage project and group milestones to organize issues and merge requests toward a goal with optional start and end dates; promote a project milestone to a group milestone.
Import repositories from Bitbucket into GitLab using the importer, mapping issues, merge requests, milestones, labels, and release notes, while aligning authors and assignees.
Explore how GitLab continuous integration uses pipelines of stages and jobs defined in a yaml file, with multi-platform runners, to automate builds, tests, and deployments.
Navigate global, group, and project notification settings in GitLab, using disabled, participating, watch, global, or custom to receive alerts for events like merge requests or code commits.
Understand how cycle analytics in GitLab measures time from idea to production, into stages. See the median per stage and how to view data for your project to optimize accordingly.
Learn to set up and use the GitLab container registry, building and pushing a Docker image with tag management, login security, and TLS, in a Windows environment.
Discover how GitLab unites planning, collaboration, and execution on a single platform to move ideas to production efficiently, with monthly updates and an active community.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The Primary objective of this course, is to introduce you to all the features and functions of the web-based repository manager GitLab. Use GitLab to plan, execute and have full control of any DevOps lifecycle or development project.
You will learn:
The course will have relevant exercises throughout the course, so you can practice your new skills.
When you are finished with this course, you will be a GitLab power-user, which will help you in your next DevOps project and make you much more interesting for tech companies looking to hire DevOps experts.
WHAT IS GITLAB?
GitLab is an online/web Git repository to manage your software projects. It is a one-stop place where you can manage your software projects, manage issues, teams, groups, wikis and anything to make the delivery of end product to the customer faster. It helps you to be productive in managing all aspects of software development, so that you can focus on writing logic that adds value to the end users.
By using GitLab, you can make your repositories private or public and allows you to efficiently collaborate with others teams. With CI/CD integrated, you can develop projects faster and not worry about setting up pipelines or releases.
TOP 3 BENEFITS OF USING GITLAB
1: Experts in Git & GitLab are in high demand & and the popularity of Git & GitLab is only growing
2: Since GitLab offers an entire development and DevOps lifecycle, it's ideal creating for efficient workflows
3: With very good integration with Docker, CI/CD, your DevOps job opportunities will only grow
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is
it a waste of time to learn GitLab when GitHub is the more dominant
one?
Let
me tell you at this point in time, GitLab is the only repository
manager that is open source with lots of different hosting options
and with a free integration of Continuous Integration. It is very
late to join the market and its popularity is growing rapidly with
more and more companies embracing GitLab.
Is
GitLab free to host my projects?
GitLab
is free when you want to host your private or public repositories.
You can in fact host multiple private and public repos with unlimited
collaborators at absolutely no cost.
GUARANTEE
If within 30 days of buying the course you decide that it's not for you, please get a Udemy-backed refund. No questions asked — just press the refund button, and all of your money will be returned to your credit card.
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