How to Deploy Your Own Gitlab CE Instance with Ubuntu on Linode

If you're looking for a web app or service to assist with keeping track of all your source code, then Gitlab is definitely something you should consider. Gitlab is more than just a front-end to Git, it actually contains quite a few features to empower software development. In this video, Jay will walk you through setting up your very own Gitlab Community Edition server with Ubuntu on Linode.

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00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Set up your very own cloud Linux server with Linode (sponsor)
04:27 - What you'll need in order to follow along with this tutorial
08:19 - Installing the repository for Gitlab and installing the software
12:16 - Finding the default password for your new Gitlab installation
14:30 - Installing a Let's Encrypt certificate for our Gitlab instance
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[opesach]

Great video Jay. I followed you instructions and setup a gitlab CE server in no time.

[jojobobbubble]

THREE videos in less than 24 hours! Impressive!! Keep up the great content!

[nicosilva]

This is fantastic. I would like more videos on how to setup these kinds of web based instances, like phpBB, cPanel, Jellyfin, and Calibre server.

[dvp]

Thank you Jay I needed to set up a Gitlab instance in my Home Lab once again I looked at your videos
It saved me hours trying to get it to work

regards
Nico

[pberto]

Hi Jay. I want to congratulate you also for this new intro track and video 🙂

[davemeech]

man, what a timely video, this is one of the things I want to do in my homelab!

[rauldeandrade]

This video transformed my workfow. Thanks, you are really inspiring and I really wish you the best

[fataugie]

Very helpful vid....thank you!
Just one thing, you have a typo in the reconfig statement on the blog.
You have gitblab-ctl in the two spots for running the reconfig.

[la]

Again an excellent video!! One comment to make is the order of enabling TLS and entering the root password for the GitLab instance. It would be more secure to enter the root password only over an encrypted session.

[juhoviljanen]

Hey! Though i should let you know there is a spelling mistake on your blog on command : sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure. gitlab is spelled gitblab on there.

[MR-vjdn]

Thank you. This came in with really good timing 👍🏻

[Luketep]

Great tutorial. Thanks!
I have also spotted a typo in your blogpost with the reconfigure command before obtaining the initial root password. You call gitblab-ctl instead of gitlab-ctl :)

[atreusduvelll]

Love the new intro Jay! Another great video as always. Thanks for all the effort you put into these

[pukatech]

everything about this channel is amazing!

[Theborg]

fantastic.. the only thing I'm missing is setting up a connection from the computer to the new gitlab. where you can start uploading and creating files. That's what I fail with many times, which has made you give up starting.

[mridulranjan]

Hi there. Loved your video. A question though. My requirement is a basic gitlab server for my own use. I am confused which install method to use? The one you showed in this video? Or the docker container method? What are the pros n cons of both?

[BladeWDR]

One thing to keep in mind is that if you ARE hosting this locally behind a firewall then you'll run into issues with getting a Lets Encrypt certificate automatically this way.

This is using whats called an HTTP challenge, and needs port 80 open to the internet in order for this to work.

[mrfailure]

Old intro was more subtle and much better

[manishguptame]

@Jay, thanks for the video, you forgot to mention the port number to forward, I know how to port forward, I've installed it on my local server, but I'm unable to open it on the browser as I don't know which port to forward? and how to change the port if I need to change that port?

secondly, there are certain prerequisites to Install and configure for the necessary dependencies which you have not mentioned in your video

[someperson]

Do you plan on doing a video on how to setup the gitlab cicd runners as well?