17. May 2023
What Is Gitlab
![gitlab.jpg](https://werblog.github.io/images/gitlab.jpg)
Introduction
GitLab is an open-source web-based Git repository management system alternative of Github
Some special features:
Integrated CI/CD Pipelines:GitLab incorporates a powerful continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) system directly into its platform. This feature allows developers to automate the building, testing, and deployment of their applications.
GitLab Pages: provides a simple and integrated way to host static websites directly from GitLab repositories. Developers can easily create and publish websites using static HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and other web assets.
GitLab Service Desk: allows organizations to set up a support system directly within GitLab. It provides a dedicated email address that customers can use to create support tickets
Why do we need to use Gitlab
Very easy to set up: Unlike github this will be more easy to setup
Allows an unlimited number of free private repositories
Has very reliable uptime
User-friendly UI and tools