Recently, I had to migrate a bigger amount of git repositories from one software to another provider. One requirement was to copy the whole project including commit history and tags. Fortunately, it was easy to automate this process.

First of all the former repository needs to be cloned - if not done, yet:

1$ git clone …

When using tools such as GitLab can cloned via HTTP and SSH. Especially the second choice can be handy if there is no VPN available - but keep in mind, also sending DNS via the jumphost.

The first step is establishing a SSH connection leveraging port forwarding:

1$ ssh -A -D 1337 USER@IP -i pinkepank.key

Afterwards, …

GitLab can utilize LDAP to authenticate against a variety of directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services or FreeIPA and Red Hat Identity Management. This post describes configuring and integrating into FreeIPA.

By clicking Identity > User Groups > Add within the FreeIPA interface, an …

With the new major version 8, GitLab was extended to include a continuous integration (CI) component that was developed as dedicated project until now. While it was necessary to utilize external solutions, such as Jenkins, previously, it it now possible to automatically compile and test managed projects easily.

But, …