gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/development.md

Development tips:

Installation

Install the Gitlab development in a virtual machine with the Gitlab Vagrant virtual machine. Installing it in a virtual machine makes it much easier to set up all the dependencies for integration testing.

Start application in development mode

1. Via foreman

bundle exec foreman start -p 3000

2. Manually

bundle exec rails s
bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=* VVERBOSE=1

Test DB setup & seed

bundle exec rake db:setup RAILS_ENV=test
bundle exec rake db:seed_fu RAILS_ENV=test

Run the Tests

# All in one
bundle exec rake gitlab:test

# Rspec
bundle exec rake spec

# Spinach
bundle exec rake spinach