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Get started with GitLab tutorials

These tutorials can help you learn how to use GitLab.

Find your way around GitLab

Get to know the features of GitLab and where to find them so you can get up and running quickly.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
GitLab 101	Learn the basics of GitLab in this certification course.	{star}
Use GitLab for DevOps (12m 34s)	Use GitLab through the entire DevOps lifecycle, from planning to monitoring.	{star}
Use Markdown at GitLab	GitLab Flavored Markdown (GFM) is used in many areas of GitLab, for example, in merge requests.	{star}
GitLab 201	Go beyond the basics to learn more about using GitLab for your work.
Learn GitLab project	You might already have the Learn GitLab project, which has tutorial-style issues to help you learn GitLab. If not, download this export file and import it to a new project.
Productivity tips	Get tips to help make you a productive GitLab user.
Structure a multi-team organization (37m 37s)	Learn to use issues, milestones, epics, labels, and more to plan and manage your work.

Use Git

GitLab is a Git-based platform, so understanding Git is important to get the most out of GitLab.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Start using Git on the command line	Learn how to set up Git, clone repositories, and work with branches.	{star}
Git cheat sheet	Download a PDF of common Git commands.

Plan your work in projects

Your work takes place in a project, from creating code, to planning, collaborating, and more.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Create a project from a template	For hands-on learning, select Sample GitLab Project and create a project with example issues and merge requests.	{star}
Migrate to GitLab	If you are coming to GitLab from another platform, you can import or convert your projects.

Use CI/CD pipelines

CI/CD pipelines are used to automatically build, test, and deploy your code.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Get started: Create a pipeline	Create a .gitlab-ci.yml file and start a pipeline.	{star}
Get started: Learn about CI/CD (9m 02s)	Learn about the .gitlab-ci.yml file and how it's used.	{star}
CI deep dive (22m 51s)	Take a closer look at pipelines and continuous integration concepts.
CD deep dive (47m 54s)	Learn about deploying in GitLab.
Set up CI/CD in the cloud	Learn how to set up CI/CD in different cloud-based environments.
Find CI/CD examples and templates	Use these examples and templates to set up CI/CD for your use case.
Understand CI/CD rules (8m 56s)	Learn more about how to use CI/CD rules.

Configure your applications and infrastructure

Use GitLab configuration features to reduce the effort needed to configure the infrastructure for your application.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Connect with a Kubernetes cluster	Connect a Kubernetes cluster with GitLab for pull and push based deployments and security integrations.
Use Auto DevOps to deploy an application	Deploy an application to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

Publish a static website

Use GitLab Pages to publish a static website directly from your project.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Create a Pages website from a CI/CD template	Quickly generate a Pages website for your project using a CI/CD template for a popular Static Site Generator (SSG).	{star}
Create a Pages website from scratch	Create all the components of a Pages website from a blank project.

Secure your application

GitLab can check your application for security vulnerabilities.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Set up dependency scanning	Try out dependency scanning, which checks for known vulnerabilities in dependencies.	{star}

Work with a self-managed instance

If you're an administrator of a self-managed instance of GitLab, these tutorials can help you manage and configure your instance.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Install GitLab	Install GitLab according to your requirements.
Get started administering GitLab	Configure your organization and its authentication, then secure, monitor, and back up GitLab.
Secure your instance	Implement security features for your instance.

Integrate with GitLab

GitLab integrates with a number of third-party services, enabling you to work with those services directly from GitLab.

Topic	Description	Good for beginners
Integrate with Jira	Configure the Jira integration, so you can work with Jira issues from GitLab.
Integrate with Gitpod	Integrate with Gitpod, to help speed up your development.

Find more tutorial content

If you're learning about GitLab, here are some ways you can find more tutorial content:

• Find learning tracks and certification options at GitLab Learn. GitLab learning platform login required (email and password for non-GitLab team members). For more information, see First time login details.

• Find recent tutorials on the GitLab blog by searching by the tutorial tag.

• Browse the Learn@GitLab playlist on YouTube to find video tutorials.

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