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Intro to GitLab: DevOps tools on a shell script budget

Abstract

An overview of GitLab, an open source, self-hosted GitHub alternative. GitLab is an attractive option for smaller or non-tech industry organizations without dedicated code development infrastructure. Features include git repository hosting, permissions management, an in-browser editor, git-lfs support, continuous integration and deployment, issue tracking, a container registry, and even a Slack clone. Includes a demo of Imagr and Munki workflows.

Long Description

Git is an extremely popular and powerful tool for source code management and collaboration. But if you work outside of the tech industry, or for a smaller organziation, you might not have infrastructure in place to reap the benefits of a git-based workflow. This talk aims to show how GitLab can help smaller organizations get access to DevOps-style workflows for increased communication, change auditing, and improved productivity.

GitLab is a free web application you can host yourself. With GitLab, you get a nice web UI for managing git repositories, very similar to GitHub. You can use GitLab to host anything you would normally put into a git repo, whether it's your grab bag of scripts, configuration profiles, or even a full Munki repo. Once your stuff lives in GitLab, you also have access to a whole load of other features to help you collaborate with your team and automate repetitive tasks.

Topics covered:

  • Installation and Configuration
  • Authentication and Authorization (LDAP, AD)
  • Group and Project organization
    • Issue Tracking
    • Wikis
  • Git LFS: Large File Support
  • GitLab CI: Continuous Integration and Deployment
  • Container Registry
  • Workflow demonstrations
    • Imagr
    • Munki