Resources to get started with GitLab

Get familiar with GitLab

We’ve laid out a 5-day plan you and your team can use to begin learning about and using GitLab successfully.

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Day 1

• Watch the Intro to GitLab webinar - 1 hour.
• Complete the GitLab with Git Essentials Certification. This course can be completed lesson by lesson.

Day 2

• Check out Getting Started with GitLab where you’ll find a variety of comprehensive learning paths.

Day 3

• Watch the Intro GitLab CI/CD webinar - 1 hour.
• Read about CI/CD concepts.
• Browse through some GitLab CI/CD Examples. We recommend bookmarking this page so you can refer back to it, as there is a lot of information available.
• Review CI/CD resources - including the GitLab CI Fundamentals learning path.

Day 4

• Watch the Advanced CI/CD webinar - 1 hour.
• Work through the CI/CD Quick Start.
• Bookmark the CI/CD Keywords documentation for a list of all the configuration options for your .gitlab-ci.yml file.

Day 5

• Watch the DevSecOps webinar - 30 minutes.
• Watch Adding Security to your GitLab CI/CD Pipeline - 5 minutes.
• Read how to secure your application.

Additional resources

Once you’re done with the steps above, take a look at:

• GitLab University and explore other trainings and resources.
• Learn GitLab with tutorials for a variety of video and tutorials on a range of topics.

Stay up to date with new features

GitLab releases a new version every month. Stay up to date on new features and capabilities by reading the release posts on our blog.

Want to learn more?

Consider the following GitLab certificate courses:

• GitLab Certified Git Associate
• GitLab Certified Project Management Associate
• GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate
• GitLab Certified Security Specialist