GitLab cookbook : over 60 hands-on recipes to efficiently self-host your own git repository using gitlab / Jeroen van Baarsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Baarsen, Jeroen, author.

Series:

Quick answers to common problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is aimed at developers and devops that have a GitLab server running, and want to be sure they use it to its full potential. This book will also be useful for people looking for a great Git platform, and learn how to set it up successfully. Some system administrating experience on a UNIX-based system would be useful, but is not required.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction and Installation; 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 the GitLab cookbook; Logging in for the first time; Creating your first project; Chapter 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 projectCloning your repository and pushing code to it; Working with branches; Performing a rebase operation; Squashing your commits; Chapter 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; Chapter 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 GollumChapter 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; Chapter 6: Webhooks, External Services, and the API; Introduction; Working with external services; Using webhooks; Using system hooks; Untitled; 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 resourcesWorking with the API sudo command; Chapter 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; Chapter 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 scriptUsing GitLab CI webhooks; Appendix: 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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 17, 2015).

ISBN:

9781783986859

1783986859

OCLC:

900882998