.. _DIY onboarding GitLab

GitLab
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GitLab introduction
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We make extensive use of `GitLab <https://gitlab.confirm.ch>`_.
We're using it for the planning of our Sprints, the development, automated deployments and much more. 

Please inform yourself broadly about the following topics:

- `Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_ & `Git (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git>`_
- `GitLab (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab>`_
- `DevOps (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps>`_
- `CI/CD (Wikipedia) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI/CD>`_

.. note::

    It's enough if you just read the introduction in Wikipedia. Just make sure you understand it broadly.

GitLab login
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Please try to login into our `GitLab`_ by using the **LDAP** provider with your personal credentials.

.. note::

    After you've logged in the first time, GitLab asks you to **setup 2FA**.
    Please setup it asap, as you can only postpone this for 1 week.

    Well known 2FA apps are Google Authenticator or Duo.
    Password managers such as `Enpass <https://www.enpass.io/>`_ sometime also have 2FA included, so that you don't need a separate app for it.

When you've logged in successfully, ask your coach to add you to the **confirm GitLab group**, so that you've access to all of our projects / repositories. 

Your coach will also give you an introduction into GitLab if you ask her / him.