GitLab Community Edition
Overview
GitLab provides self-hosted private Git repository management, issue tracking, merge request code reviews, wikis, and an integrated container registry.
Key Capabilities
- Private Code Hosting: Secure repository storage with fine-grained role-based branch protections.
- GitLab CI/CD: Native YAML pipeline execution coordinating with cluster runners.
- Integrated Docker Registry: Direct image push/pull target at
reg.gitlab.babdelka.com.
Operations & Maintenance
# Check GitLab pod status
kubectl get pods -n gitlab
# Retrieve initial root password (if freshly deployed)
kubectl exec -it -n gitlab deployment/gitlab -- cat /etc/gitlab/initial_root_password