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# GitLab Documentation
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Welcome to [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/), a Git-based fully featured
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platform for software development!
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GitLab offers the most scalable Git-based fully integrated platform for software development, with flexible products and subscription plans.
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With GitLab self-hosted, you deploy your own GitLab instance on-premises or on a private cloud of your choice. GitLab self-hosted is available for [free and with paid subscriptions](https://about.gitlab.com/products/): Libre, Starter, Premium, and Ultimate.
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Every feature available in Libre is also available in Starter, Premium, and Ultimate.
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Starter features are also available in Premium and Ultimate, and Premium features are also
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available in Ultimate.
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GitLab.com is our SaaS offering. It's hosted, managed, and administered by GitLab, with [free and paid plans](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-com/) for individuals and teams: Free, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
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## Shortcuts to GitLab's most visited docs
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| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md) | Other |
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| [Quick start guide](ci/quick_start/README.md) | [API](api/README.md) |
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| [Configuring `.gitlab-ci.yml`](ci/yaml/README.md) | [SSH authentication](ssh/README.md) |
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| [Using Docker images](ci/docker/using_docker_images.md) | [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) |
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- [User documentation](user/index.md)
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- [Administrator documentation](administration/index.md)
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- [Contributor documentation](#contributor-documentation)
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## Getting started with GitLab
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- [GitLab Basics](gitlab-basics/README.md): Start working on your command line and on GitLab.
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- [GitLab Workflow](workflow/README.md): Enhance your workflow with the best of GitLab Workflow.
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- See also [GitLab Workflow - an overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/).
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- [GitLab Markdown](user/markdown.md): GitLab's advanced formatting system (GitLab Flavored Markdown).
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- [GitLab Quick Actions](user/project/quick_actions.md): Textual shortcuts for common actions on issues or merge requests that are usually done by clicking buttons or dropdowns in GitLab's UI.
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- [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md)
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### User account
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- [User account](user/profile/index.md): Manage your account
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- [Authentication](topics/authentication/index.md): Account security with two-factor authentication, setup your ssh keys and deploy keys for secure access to your projects.
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- [Profile settings](user/profile/index.md#profile-settings): Manage your profile settings, two factor authentication and more.
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- [User permissions](user/permissions.md): Learn what each role in a project (external/guest/reporter/developer/master/owner) can do.
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### Projects and groups
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- [Projects](user/project/index.md):
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- [Project settings](user/project/settings/index.md)
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- [Create a project](gitlab-basics/create-project.md)
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- [Fork a project](gitlab-basics/fork-project.md)
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- [Importing and exporting projects between instances](user/project/settings/import_export.md).
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- [Project access](public_access/public_access.md): Setting up your project's visibility to public, internal, or private.
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- [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md): Build, test, and deploy your static website with GitLab Pages.
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- [Groups](user/group/index.md): Organize your projects in groups.
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- [Subgroups](user/group/subgroups/index.md)
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- [Search through GitLab](user/search/index.md): Search for issues, merge requests, projects, groups, todos, and issues in Issue Boards.
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- [Snippets](user/snippets.md): Snippets allow you to create little bits of code.
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- [Wikis](user/project/wiki/index.md): Enhance your repository documentation with built-in wikis.
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### Repository
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Manage your [repositories](user/project/repository/index.md) from the UI (user interface):
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- [Files](user/project/repository/index.md#files)
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- [Create a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file)
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- [Upload a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#upload-a-file)
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- [File templates](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#template-dropdowns)
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- [Create a directory](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-directory)
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- [Start a merge request](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#tips) (when committing via UI)
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- [Branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md)
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- [Default branch](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#default-branch)
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- [Create a branch](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch)
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- [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md#protected-branches)
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- [Delete merged branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#delete-merged-branches)
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- [Commits](user/project/repository/index.md#commits)
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- [Signing commits](user/project/repository/gpg_signed_commits/index.md): use GPG to sign your commits.
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### Issues and Merge Requests (MRs)
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- [Discussions](user/discussions/index.md): Threads, comments, and resolvable discussions in issues, commits, and merge requests.
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- [Issues](user/project/issues/index.md)
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- [Project issue Board](user/project/issue_board.md)
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- [Issues and merge requests templates](user/project/description_templates.md): Create templates for submitting new issues and merge requests.
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- [Labels](user/project/labels.md): Categorize your issues or merge requests based on descriptive titles.
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- [Merge Requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md)
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- [Work In Progress Merge Requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md)
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- [Merge Request discussion resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-discussion-to-a-new-issue): Resolve discussions, move discussions in a merge request to an issue, only allow merge requests to be merged if all discussions are resolved.
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- [Checkout merge requests locally](user/project/merge_requests/index.md#checkout-merge-requests-locally)
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- [Cherry-pick](user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md)
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- [Milestones](user/project/milestones/index.md): Organize issues and merge requests into a cohesive group, optionally setting a due date.
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- [Todos](workflow/todos.md): A chronological list of to-dos that are waiting for your input, all in a simple dashboard.
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### Git and GitLab
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- [Git](topics/git/index.md): Getting started with Git, branching strategies, Git LFS, advanced use.
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- [Git cheatsheet](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/raw/master/design/print/git-cheatsheet/print-pdf/git-cheatsheet.pdf): Download a PDF describing the most used Git operations.
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- [GitLab Flow](workflow/gitlab_flow.md): explore the best of Git with the GitLab Flow strategy.
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### Migrate and import your projects from other platforms
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- [Importing to GitLab](user/project/import/index.md): Import your projects from GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab.com, FogBugz and SVN into GitLab.
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- [Migrating from SVN](workflow/importing/migrating_from_svn.md): Convert a SVN repository to Git and GitLab.
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### Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment
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- [GitLab CI](ci/README.md): Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment with GitLab.
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- [Auto Deploy](ci/autodeploy/index.md): Configure GitLab CI for the deployment of your application.
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- [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md): Preview changes to your app right from a merge request.
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- [GitLab Cycle Analytics](user/project/cycle_analytics.md): Cycle Analytics measures the time it takes to go from an [idea to production](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/#from-idea-to-production-with-gitlab) for each project you have.
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- [GitLab Container Registry](user/project/container_registry.md): Learn how to use GitLab's built-in Container Registry.
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### Automation
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- [API](api/README.md): Automate GitLab via a simple and powerful API.
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- [GitLab Webhooks](user/project/integrations/webhooks.md): Let GitLab notify you when new code has been pushed to your project.
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### Integrations
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- [Project Services](user/project/integrations/project_services.md): Integrate a project with external services, such as CI and chat.
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- [GitLab Integration](integration/README.md): Integrate with multiple third-party services with GitLab to allow external issue trackers and external authentication.
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- [Trello Power-Up](integration/trello_power_up.md): Integrate with GitLab's Trello Power-Up
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## Administrator documentation
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[Administration documentation](administration/index.md) applies to admin users of GitLab
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self-hosted instances.
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Learn how to install, configure, update, upgrade, integrate, and maintain your own instance.
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Regular users don't have access to GitLab administration tools and settings.
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## Contributor documentation
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GitLab Community Edition is [open source](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/)
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and GitLab Enterprise Edition is [open-core](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/).
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Learn how to contribute to GitLab:
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- [Development](development/README.md): All styleguides and explanations how to contribute.
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- [Legal](legal/README.md): Contributor license agreements.
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- [Writing documentation](development/writing_documentation.md): Contributing to GitLab Docs.
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