Steps after installing GitLab (FREE SELF)

Here are a few resources you might want to check out after completing the installation.

Email and notifications

• SMTP: Configure SMTP for proper email notifications support.

CI/CD

• Set up runners: Set up one or more GitLab Runners, the agents that are responsible for all of the GitLab CI/CD features.
• GitLab Pages: Configure GitLab Pages to allow hosting of static sites.
• GitLab Registry: Set up the GitLab Container Registry so every project can have its own space to store Docker images.
• GitLab Dependency Proxy: Set up the dependency proxy so you can cache container images from Docker Hub for faster, more reliable builds.

Security

• Secure GitLab: Recommended practices to secure your GitLab instance.
• Sign up for the GitLab Security Newsletter to get notified for security updates upon release.

Authentication

• LDAP: Configure LDAP to be used as an authentication mechanism for GitLab.
• SAML and OAuth: Authenticate via online services like Okta, Google, Azure AD, and more.

Backup and upgrade

• Back up and restore GitLab: Learn the different ways you can back up or restore GitLab.
• Upgrade GitLab: Every 22nd of the month, a new feature-rich GitLab version is released. Learn how to upgrade to it, or to an interim release that contains a security fix.
• Release and maintenance policy: Learn about GitLab policies governing version naming, as well as release pace for major, minor, patch, and security releases.

License

• Add a license or start a free trial: Activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license.
• Pricing: Pricing for the different tiers.

Cross-repository Code Search

• Advanced search: Leverage Elasticsearch or OpenSearch for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.

Scaling and replication

• Scaling GitLab: GitLab supports several different types of clustering.
• Geo replication: Geo is the solution for widely distributed development teams.