GitLab Cookbook

Jeroen van Baarsen

ISBN 10: 1783986840 / ISBN 13: 9781783986842

Published by Packt Publishing, 2014

About this Item

GitLab Cookbook | Jeroen van Baarsen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2014 | Packt Publishing | EAN 9781783986842 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GitLab Cookbook
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783986840
• ISBN 13: 9781783986842
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 191H x 10D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 334 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

About this title

Synopsis

Over 60 hands-on recipes to efficiently self-host your own Git repository using GitLab

About This Book

• Get hands-on with day-to-day tasks to effectively manage and administer your repository with GitLab
• Covers advanced topics like GitLab continuous integration and LDAP integration
• Authored by a member of the GitLab core team, this Cookbook gives practical insights into installing and self-hosting your own GitLab and GitLab CI server

Who This Book Is For

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.

What You Will Learn

• Install and maintain your GitLab instance
• Work with multiple users, create groups, and configure your project visibility
• Secure your code with the correct GitLab configuration
• Make the most of the built-in issue tracker, including merge requests
• Manage your projects through the GitLab API
• Set up webhooks and system hooks to receive notifications
• Manage your GitLab server using LDAP

In Detail

GitLab is a popular, open source Git hosting solution implemented by more than 50,000 organizations. This book has some carefully chosen recipes to help you decide on the type of GitLab installation that will fit your requirements. Along with covering some of the basic principles of Git, the book covers practical scenarios to show how you or your organization can effectively manage your proprietary code.

You will learn how to manage multiple users, groups, and the permissions GitLab has for them. Updating your GitLab instance, creating backups, and restoring backups are a few of the important tasks described in detail to assist you in maintaining your GitLab server. Moreover, the GitLab API is extensively covered to guide you through the various operations to manage your project.

About the Author

Jeroen van Baarsen

Jeroen van Baarsen started programming at the age of 14. His language of choice was PHP. He started his first programming job at the age of 16 and worked in several companies as a PHP developer before he found out about the wonderful language that Ruby is. He then started learning this language and took up a job as a Ruby developer. Currently, he works at Firmhouse, which is a company that helps build foundations for innovations and new business. Firmhouse has created the Ruby on Rails hosting platform at intercityup.com. In his spare time, he contributes to GitLab's open source core team as a member. He is responsible for the merge requests that are opened by the community.