GitLab Docs

Welcome to the GitLab documentation!

Use GitLab Get started with GitLab features and functionality.	Administer GitLab Administer a self-managed GitLab instance.
New to Git and GitLab? Start learning about Git and GitLab.	Contribute to GitLab development Create new GitLab functionality and documentation.
Coming to GitLab from another platform? Learn how to move to GitLab.	Build an integration with GitLab Integrate with Jira and other common applications.
Choose a subscription Determine which subscription tier makes sense for you.	Install GitLab Install GitLab on different platforms.
Reference architectures View recommended deployments at scale.	Upgrade GitLab Upgrade your GitLab self-managed instance to the latest version.
GitLab releases See what's new in GitLab.

Popular topics

Have a look at some of our most popular topics:

Popular topic	Description
Two-factor authentication	Improve the security of your GitLab account.
GitLab groups	Manage projects together.
Keyword reference for the .gitlab-ci.yml file	Available configuration options for .gitlab-ci.yml files.
Activate GitLab EE with a license	Activate GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license.
Back up and restore GitLab	Rake tasks for backing up and restoring GitLab self-managed instances.
GitLab release and maintenance policy	Policies for version naming and cadence, and also upgrade recommendations.
Elasticsearch integration	Integrate Elasticsearch with GitLab to enable advanced search.
Omnibus GitLab database settings	Database settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances.
Omnibus GitLab NGINX settings	NGINX settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances.
Omnibus GitLab SSL configuration	SSL settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances.
GitLab.com settings	Settings used for GitLab.com.

The entire DevOps lifecycle

GitLab is the first single application for software development, security, and operations that enables Concurrent DevOps. GitLab makes the software lifecycle faster and radically improves the speed of business.

GitLab provides solutions for each of the stages of the DevOps lifecycle.

User account

For more information about GitLab account management, see:

Topic	Description
User account	Manage your account.
Authentication	Account security with two-factor authentication, set up your SSH keys, and deploy keys for secure access to your projects.
User settings	Manage your user settings, two factor authentication, and more.
User permissions	Learn what each role in a project can do.

Coming to GitLab from another platform

If you are coming to GitLab from another platform, the following information is useful:

Topic	Description
Importing to GitLab	Import your projects from GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab.com, FogBugz, and SVN into GitLab.
Migrating from SVN	Convert a SVN repository to Git and GitLab.

Build an integration with GitLab

There are many ways to integrate with GitLab, including:

Topic	Description
GitLab REST API	Integrate with GitLab using our REST API.
GitLab GraphQL API	Integrate with GitLab using our GraphQL API.
Integrations	Integrations with third-party products.

Contributing to GitLab

GitLab Community Edition is open source and GitLab Enterprise Edition is open-core.

Learn how to contribute to GitLab with the following resources:

Topic	Description
Development	How to contribute to GitLab development.
Legal	Contributor license agreements.
Writing documentation	How to contribute to GitLab Docs.