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# Get started with GitLab
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## Organize
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Create projects and groups.
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- [Create a new project ](../gitlab-basics/create-project.md )
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- [Create a new group ](../user/group/index.md#create-a-new-group )
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## Prioritize
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Create issues, labels, milestones, cast your vote, and review issues.
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- [Create an issue ](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#create-a-new-issue )
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- [Assign labels to issues ](../user/project/labels.md )
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- [Use milestones as an overview of your project's tracker ](../user/project/milestones/index.md )
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- [Use voting to express your like/dislike to issues and merge requests ](../user/award_emojis.md )
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## Collaborate
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Create merge requests and review code.
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- [Fork a project and contribute to it ](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md )
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- [Create a new merge request ](../user/project/merge_requests/creating_merge_requests.md )
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- [Automatically close issues from merge requests ](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically )
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- [Automatically merge when pipeline succeeds ](../user/project/merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md )
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- [Revert any commit ](../user/project/merge_requests/revert_changes.md )
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- [Cherry-pick any commit ](../user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md )
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## Test and Deploy
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Use the built-in continuous integration in GitLab.
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- [Get started with GitLab CI/CD ](../ci/quick_start/README.md )
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## Install and Update
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Install and update your GitLab installation.
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- [Install GitLab ](https://about.gitlab.com/install/ )
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- [Update GitLab ](https://about.gitlab.com/update/ )
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- [Explore Omnibus GitLab configuration options ](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html )