GitLab System Admin - Hands-On Lab: Exploring the Kubernetes Admin Dashboard

Objectives

In this lab, you will start to get familiar with the GitLab Admin dashboard. The Admin dashboard is one of the key areas administrators will use to manage their GitLab instances.

Task A. Accessing the Admin Dashboard

1. Navigate to your GitLab instance.

2. Authenticate to the instance as your root admin user.

3. In the left sidebar, select Admin.

4. Take some time to explore the various sections of the Admin area.

Task B. Configure Instance Sign Up and Sign In

To help secure your GitLab instance, you can customize the way users sign up and authenticate with your instance. In this task, you will enable two-factor authentication and Admin Mode. Admin Mode will introduce additional authentication for Admin tasks in your GitLab instance.

1. Navigate to the Admin area of your GitLab instance.

2. In the left sidebar, select Settings > General.

3. Select Expand next to Sign-up restrictions.

4. In Allowed domains for sign-ups, enter your company domain. This ensures only your company’s users can register an account.

5. Select Save.

6. Select Expand next to Sign-in restrictions.

7. Check on Enforce two-factor authentication.

8. Check on Enable Admin Mode.

9. Select Save.

10. When you are navigated to the two-factor authentication page, select Configure Later.

11. To re-enter Admin Mode, select your profile image in the left sidebar. In the resulting menu, select Enter Admin Mode.

12. Input your Admin password in the prompt, then select Enter admin mode.

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