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# Koding & GitLab
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> [Introduced][ce-5909] in GitLab 8.11.
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This document will guide you through using Koding integration on GitLab in
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detail. For configuring and installing please follow the
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[administrator guide](../../administration/integration/koding.md).
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You can use Koding integration to run and develop your projects on GitLab. This
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will allow you and the users to test your project without leaving the browser.
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Koding handles projects as stacks which are basic recipes to define your
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environment for your project. With this integration you can automatically
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create a proper stack template for your projects. Currently auto-generated
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stack templates are designed to work with AWS which requires a valid AWS
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credential to be able to use these stacks. You can find more information about
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stacks and the other providers that you can use on Koding following the
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[Koding documentation][koding-docs].
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## Enable Integration
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You can enable Koding integration by providing the running Koding instance URL
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in Application Settings under **Admin area > Settings** (`/admin/application_settings`).
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Once enabled you will see `Koding` link on your sidebar which leads you to
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Koding Landing page.
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You can navigate to running Koding instance from here. For more information and
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details about configuring the integration, please follow the
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[administrator guide](../../administration/integration/koding.md).
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## Set up Koding on Projects
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Once it's enabled, you will see some integration buttons on Project pages,
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Merge Requests etc. To get started working on a specific project you first need
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to create a `.koding.yml` file under your project root. You can easily do that
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by using `Set Up Koding` button which will be visible on every project's
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landing page;
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Once you click this will open a New File page on GitLab with auto-generated
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`.koding.yml` content based on your server and repository configuration.
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## Run a project on Koding
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If there is `.koding.yml` exists in your project root, you will see
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`Run in IDE (Koding)` button in your project landing page. You can initiate the
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process from here.
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This will open Koding defined in the settings in a new window and will start
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importing the project's stack file.
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You should see the details of your repository imported into your Koding
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instance. Once it's completed it will lead you to the Stack Editor and from
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there you can start using your new stack integrated with your project on your
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GitLab instance. For details about what's next you can follow
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[this guide](https://www.koding.com/docs/creating-an-aws-stack) from step 8.
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Once stack initialized you will see the `README.md` content from your project
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in `Stack Build` wizard, this wizard will let you build the stack and import
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your project into it. **Once it's completed it will automatically open the
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related vm instead of importing from scratch**.
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This will take time depending on the required environment.
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It usually takes ~4 min. to make it ready with a `t2.nano` instance on given
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AWS region. (`t2.nano` is default vm type on auto-generated stack template
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which can be manually changed).
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You can check out the `Build Logs` from this success modal as well.
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You can now `Start Coding`!
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## Try a Merge Request on IDE
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It's also possible to try a change on IDE before merging it. This flow only
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enabled if the target project has `.koding.yml` in it's target branch. You
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should see the alternative version of `Run in IDE (Koding)` button in merge
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request pages as well;
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This will again take you to Koding with proper arguments passed, which will
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allow Koding to modify the stack template provided by target branch. You can
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see the difference;
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The flow for the branch stack is also same with the regular project flow.
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## Open GitLab from Koding
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Since stacks generated with import flow defined in previous steps, they have
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information about the repository they are belonging to. By using this
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information you can access to related GitLab page from stacks on your sidebar
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on Koding.
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## Other links
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- [YouTube video on GitLab + Koding workflow][youtube]
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- [Koding documentation][koding-docs]
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[ce-5909]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/5909
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[youtube]: https://youtu.be/3wei5yv_Ye8
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[koding-docs]: https://www.koding.com/docs
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