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{{Short description|Open-source Git software package}}

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'''GitLab''' is a [[Forge (software)|software forge]] primarily developed by [[GitLab Inc.]] It is available as a community edition and a commercial edition.

'''GitLab''' is a [[software repository]] manager. GitLab is similar to [[GitHub]], but GitLab allows developers to store the code on their own servers rather than servers operated by GitHub. It is [[free and open source software]] that is distributed under the [[MIT license]].<ref>http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/10/13/ship-it-faster-and-cheaper-gitlab-is-github-for-your-own-servers/</ref> It is available as Omnibus [[package]],<ref>https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/</ref> as a one-click install from [[Bitnami]]<ref>https://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab</ref> and on [[DigitalOcean]].<ref>https://www.digitalocean.com/features/one-click-apps/gitlab/</ref>

== History ==

GitLab was created in 2011 by Ukrainian programmer Dmitriy Zaporozhets as a side project written in [[Ruby on Rails]]. Sytse Sijbrandij wanted to sell it as a service, which Zaporozhets agreed to. So the GitLab B.V. was founded in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Later Zaporozhets quit his job and started as CTO at GitLab.<ref>{{cite web |last=Degeler |first=Andrii |date=June 4, 2014 |title=How GitHub rival GitLab is building a business with just 0.1% paying customers |url=https://thenextweb.com/news/github-rival-gitlab-building-business-just-0-1-paying-customers |website=TNX |access-date=June 8, 2025 }}</ref>

In 2015 GitLab became Member in the [[Y Combinator]] and collected US$1.5 million of seed funding.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=July 9, 2015 |title=1.5M raised in seed funding for GitLab to accelerate growth and expand operations. |url=https://about.gitlab.com/blog/1-5m-raised-in-seed-funding-for-gitlab-to-accelerate-growth-and-expand-operations/ |website=GitLab Blog |publisher=GitLab |access-date=June 8, 2025 }}</ref> In September, Khosla Ventures invested an additional $4 million into the company.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

In September 2016 August Capital, Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures collected $20 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weinberger |first=Matt |date=September 13, 2016 |title=Programming's best-kept secret just got $20 million to finally win the attention it deserves |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gitlab-20-million-series-b-funding-2016-9?IR=T?r=US&IR=T |website=Business Insider |access-date=June 8, 2025 }}</ref>

[[GNOME]] has also been using GitLab since May 2018. [[KDE]] also completed its move to a self-hosted GitLab repository in mid-2020.

{{Hatnote|See [[GitLab Inc.]] for more about the company's history.}}

== Components ==

The software was written by Dmitriy Zaporozhets from [[Ukraine]] and the CEO, Sytse Sijbrandij is based in [[Utrecht]]. The code is written in [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]. The company has six salaried employees and more than 600 [[open source]] contributors. It is used by more than 100,000 organisations including [[NASA]], [[Alibaba Group|Alibaba]], [[Invincea]] and [[O’Reilly Media]].<ref>http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/06/04/github-rival-gitlab-building-business-just-0-1-paying-customers/</ref><ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-wp-washpost-bc-tech-talent08-20141008-story.html</ref>

GitLab consists of different components, mostly interconnected by [[Unix ___domain socket|Unix sockets]]:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Evertse |first=Joost |date=2019 |title=Mastering GitLab 12: implement DevOps culture and repository management solutions |edition=1st |publisher=Packt Publishing |isbn=978-1-78953-406-1 }}</ref>

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* GitLab shell

* GitLab workhorse

* Nginx

* Gitaly

* Redis

* Sidekiq

* Database

* Unicorn

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== See alsoReferences ==

{{Reflist}}

* [[Comparison of open-source software hosting facilities]]

== External links ==

==References==

* {{Official website}}

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