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Get started with GitLab tutorials
These tutorials can help you learn how to use GitLab.
Find your way around GitLab
Get to know the features of GitLab and where to find them so you can get up and running quickly.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| GitLab 101 | Learn the basics of GitLab in this certification course. | {star} |
| Use GitLab for DevOps (12m 34s) | Use GitLab through the entire DevOps lifecycle, from planning to monitoring. | {star} |
| Use Markdown at GitLab | GitLab Flavored Markdown (GFM) is used in many areas of GitLab, for example, in merge requests. | {star} |
| GitLab 201 | Go beyond the basics to learn more about using GitLab for your work. | |
| Learn GitLab project | You might already have the Learn GitLab project, which has tutorial-style issues to help you learn GitLab. If not, download this export file and import it to a new project. | |
| Productivity tips | Get tips to help make you a productive GitLab user. | |
| Structure a multi-team organization (37m 37s) | Learn to use issues, milestones, epics, labels, and more to plan and manage your work. |
Use Git
GitLab is a Git-based platform, so understanding Git is important to get the most out of GitLab.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Start using Git on the command line | Learn how to set up Git, clone repositories, and work with branches. | {star} |
| Git cheat sheet | Download a PDF of common Git commands. |
Plan your work in projects
Your work takes place in a project, from creating code, to planning, collaborating, and more.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Create a project from a template | For hands-on learning, select Sample GitLab Project and create a project with example issues and merge requests. | {star} |
| Migrate to GitLab | If you are coming to GitLab from another platform, you can import or convert your projects. |
Use CI/CD pipelines
CI/CD pipelines are used to automatically build, test, and deploy your code.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Get started: Create a pipeline | Create a .gitlab-ci.yml file and start a pipeline. |
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| Get started: Learn about CI/CD (9m 02s) | Learn about the .gitlab-ci.yml file and how it's used. |
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| CI deep dive (22m 51s) | Take a closer look at pipelines and continuous integration concepts. | |
| CD deep dive (47m 54s) | Learn about deploying in GitLab. | |
| Set up CI/CD in the cloud | Learn how to set up CI/CD in different cloud-based environments. | |
| Find CI/CD examples and templates | Use these examples and templates to set up CI/CD for your use case. | |
| Understand CI/CD rules (8m 56s) | Learn more about how to use CI/CD rules. |
Configure your applications and infrastructure
Use GitLab configuration features to reduce the effort needed to configure the infrastructure for your application.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Connect with a Kubernetes cluster | Connect a Kubernetes cluster with GitLab for pull and push based deployments and security integrations. | |
| Use Auto DevOps to deploy an application | Deploy an application to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). |
Publish a static website
Use GitLab Pages to publish a static website directly from your project.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Create a Pages website from a CI/CD template | Quickly generate a Pages website for your project using a CI/CD template for a popular Static Site Generator (SSG). | {star} |
| Create a Pages website from scratch | Create all the components of a Pages website from a blank project. |
Secure your application
GitLab can check your application for security vulnerabilities.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Set up dependency scanning | Try out dependency scanning, which checks for known vulnerabilities in dependencies. | {star} |
Work with a self-managed instance
If you're an administrator of a self-managed instance of GitLab, these tutorials can help you manage and configure your instance.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Install GitLab | Install GitLab according to your requirements. | |
| Get started administering GitLab | Configure your organization and its authentication, then secure, monitor, and back up GitLab. | |
| Secure your instance | Implement security features for your instance. |
Integrate with GitLab
GitLab integrates with a number of third-party services, enabling you to work with those services directly from GitLab.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
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| Integrate with Jira | Configure the Jira integration, so you can work with Jira issues from GitLab. | |
| Integrate with Gitpod | Integrate with Gitpod, to help speed up your development. |
Find more tutorial content
If you're learning about GitLab, here are some ways you can find more tutorial content:
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Find learning tracks and certification options at GitLab Learn. GitLab learning platform login required (email and password for non-GitLab team members). For more information, see First time login details.
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Find recent tutorials on the GitLab blog by searching by the
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Browse the Learn@GitLab playlist on YouTube to find video tutorials.
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