Learning GitLab

1h 9mBeginner2025-05-09

Authors

Josh Samuelson

Systems Administrator, DevOps Engineer

Course details

Source control is an essential part of software development, and Git has become the standard source control tool across the industry. Learn the core concepts of Git version control in this course with hands-on practice using GitLab, a free open-source code management platform. Instructor Josh Samuelson begins with creating a blank project on gitlab.com and takes you through the main pieces of a typical development workflow using Git. Learn how Git itself works by exploring branching and commit history, and how to work with Git in a team setting using collaboration features.

Learning objectives
Explain the core concepts of code management and Git.
Use the GitLab Web IDE to make and track changes to code.
Collaborate on code changes using Merge Requests and other GitLab Collaboration features.

Skills covered

GitLabSoftware Quality AssuranceDevOps ToolsDevOpsLearningSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - GitLab version control and more
02 - What you should know

1. First Steps with GitLab

03 - Version control
04 - Setting up an account on GitLab.com
05 - Markdown basics
06 - Your first GitLab project
07 - Using the GitLab basic editor

2. Work with Version Control

08 - Creating a branch
09 - Introduction to the web IDE
10 - Committing in the web IDE
11 - Create a merge request
12 - Review a merge request
13 - Tags, releases, and history

3. GitLab for Collaboration

14 - To-dos
15 - Issues
16 - Milestones

Conclusion

17 - Next steps