Gitlab: OpenSource git repository server by Pierre-Luc Dion

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Gitlab: Internal github
by Pierre-Luc Dion (pdion@cloudops.com)

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What is gitlab
OpenSource git repository server
● Ruby on Rails based application
● nice web interface
● Git repos accessible thry HTTP(s) or SSH
● Can use Active-Directory users

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Pricing comparison
Provider Private Repos Users Pricing
github 5 repos
20 repos
? 7$ /month
22$ / month
Bitbucket ? 10 users
25 users
10$ / month
25$ / month
gitlab as service
gitlab on premise
Unlimited Unlimited 10$ / years per user (min 20)
20$ / years per user (min 20)
gitlab community
edition
a lot 100+ users free

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pros/cons
Pros
● unlimited repos
● good features set
● free
● simple installation
Cons
● other service are cheap
● Yet another service to
support

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Installation is simple
sudo yum install postfix
sudo yum install cronie
sudo service postfix start
sudo chkconfig postfix on
curl -O https://downloads-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/centos-6.6/gitlab-
7.7.2_omnibus.5.4.2.ci-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -i gitlab-7.7.2_omnibus.5.4.2.ci-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Configure and start GitLab
sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
sudo lokkit -s http -s ssh

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Some tested interesting features
• git push thru SSH with SSH keys
• WebUI over HTTPS (extra conf required)
• LDAP access for Active-Directory integration

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Worthless use cases
● Into an AWS instance.
● Small collection of Git repos or users
● On my laptop, but...

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