How to install and configure GitLab Server

1. Introduction

GitLab is an open source code hosting platform that provides code management, issue tracking, CI/CD and other functions, and is widely used for team collaboration development. In actual projects, in order to better manage code, many companies choose to build their own GitLab servers. This article will introduce how to install and configure GitLab servers.

2. Environment preparation

Before starting the installation, you need to prepare the following environment:

1. Linux server
2. Equipped with more than 4GB of memory and more than 100GB Disk space server
3. User account with sudo authority
4. Server with fixed IP address or bound domain name
5. Server with ports 80 and 443 open

3. Installation

1. Install the necessary dependency packages

Before installing GitLab, you need to install the following dependency packages:

sudo apt-get install curl openssh-server ca-certificates postfix

During the installation process, you will be asked to configure Postfix and select Internet Site.

2. Add GitLab repository and install

Add GitLab official repository to Ubuntu's repository:

curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

Install GitLab:

sudo apt-get install gitlab-ce

3. Modify the configuration file

Modify the /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb file and set external_url to your IP address or domain name:

external_url 'http://gitlab.example.com'

4. Start GitLab

Start GitLab and make it start automatically at boot:

sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
sudo gitlab-ctl start

Now, GitLab has been successfully installed and started.

4. Configuration

Now that GitLab has been successfully installed and started, some configuration needs to be done.

1. Change the administrator password

The initial administrator account is root, you need to change the password:

Enter the GitLab website, click the avatar in the upper right corner, and select "Settings".

Click "Account" in the left column, and then change the password below.

2. Create a new user

In the "Members" tab of the "Settings" page, you can create a new user and authorize it.

Click the "Invite" button and enter the new user's email address. The user will receive an email and can join your GitLab project after clicking the link.

3. Create Project

On the GitLab homepage, you can create a new project.

Click the "New Project" button on the home page, enter the project name, description and other information in the pop-up window, and then click the "Create Project" button.

4. Summary

Through the above steps, you have successfully installed, configured and used GitLab. In addition, GitLab also provides functions such as CI/CD, issue tracking, etc., which can be configured as needed. However, it should be noted that the hardware configuration on which GitLab runs must be powerful enough, otherwise it may cause performance problems.

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