Understanding GitLab

Why use GitLab?

GitLab is a Version Control platform that allows you to store and manage git projects on a remote server. Further, it has many features that make it especially interesting in the DevOps context. These include:

• A CI/CD Pipeline
• A Container Registry
• Ticket management through a Kanban board
• Kubernetes integration
• Analytics tool integration

GitLab is available in different tiers, most importantly it is open-source and thus can be self-hosted.

Alternatives to GitLab

If you want to look for alternatives to Docker, use this or a similar search query. Some related (currently) big names for VCS platforms include:

• GitHub
• BitBucket

A big player in pipeline building is:

• Jenkins

Further Resources

• Setup a GitLab runner
• Write a CI/CD Pipeline
• Pull images from the container registry