GitLab

GitLab is a web-based Git repository that provides free open and private repositories, issue-following capabilities, and wikis. It is a complete DevOps platform that enables professionals to perform all the tasks in a project—from project planning and source code management to monitoring and security.

Learn more at www.gitlab.com.

Connecting GitLab in Violet

1. Navigate to Apps and click GitLab. If you’d like, enter a new name for the connection.

   

   You will have the option to restrict permissions on the ingested data to certain users or groups. If you don’t need to do this, skip this step.

   
2. Click Connect with GitLab!

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If your GitLab instance is self-hosted, or you prefer to connect via API token, follow the instructions below:

1. Generate a GitLab API Token

1. In GitLab, navigate to User Settings —> Preferences —> Access Tokens and click Add new token.

2. Provide a Token name, remove the date from Expiration date (ie. the token should not expire) and select all checkboxes in Select scopes (or at a minimum, select api or read_api scopes).

3. Click Create personal access token. Write this down and keep it somewhere safe, you won’t be able to view it again (but you can always create a new one).

2. Connect Self-Hosted GitLab in Violet

1. Navigate to Apps and click GitLab. If you’d like, enter a new name for the connection.

   

   You will have the option to restrict permissions on the ingested data to certain users or groups. If you don’t need to do this, skip this step.

   
2. Toggle Cloud Installation off and provide the URL for your GitLab instance, followed by /api

   
3. Enter your API token and click Connect.

4. You may also need to confirm whether Violet needs to be whitelisted by your Gitlab server in order to connect. If that’s the case, use the NAT Gateway IP for your Violet instance below:

   Violet Standard : 50.19.87.143

   Violet Gov: 3.31.169.141