A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem scenario
You have seen “git branch” and heard of branching strategies. What does “git branch” actually do? How can you use “git branch”?
Solution
In the context of version control or configuration management, branching is a fork of a codebase.
(Forking is the creation of an independent copy of a repository; a branch is the same except it is a copy of a repository within the same repository for the purpose of merging with the main or “trunk” branch.
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Problem scenario
You want to add files to a new project in GitLab. You want to do this from the command prompt (not through the web UI). How do you do this?
Solution
This assumes you have a new project created; if you do not know how, see this posting. If you want to import a project, see this posting.
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Problem scenario
You like the backup feature of a code versioning tool for potentially restoring files in a disaster recovery situation. You want to store complete code bases including necessary configuration files in such a repository.
This reputable link (https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/my-10-unix-command-line-mistakes.html) says to use code versioning tools to store configuration files. However this different reputable link says to not use code versioning tools to store configuration files.
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Problem scenario
You have GitLab and Jenkins set up already. You want to use a GitLab API token in Jenkins. How do you create a GitLab API token?
Solution
1. Log into the GitLab web UI. (If you need directions on setting up GitLab, see this posting.)
2. In the upper righthand corner, go to the circle icon next to an icon of a down arrow.
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Problem scenario
You have a Linux server with the command prompt but no GUI. A separate server hosts GitLab. How do you configure the first character-based server to use GitLab?
Solution
This assumes that you have deployed GitLab; if you need directions for this, see this posting. This assumes that you have created a project in GitLab. If you need directions for this,
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Problem scenario
You want to test out GitLab. How do you create your first project?
Solution
Prerequisite
This assumes you have GitLab installed; if you do not know how, see this posting.
Procedures
1. Log into GitLab via the web UI. (If you do not have credentials and you set it up, the web UI for GitLab should have prompted you to enter a new password twice.
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Continue reading “How Do You Create a New Project in GitLab?”
Problem scenario
You want to do deploy (install and configure) GitLab on a Debian Linux server. What do you do?
Solution
1. Get a Debian or Ubuntu Linux server with either 3.5 GB of RAM or at least 1.5 GB of RAM and 2 GB of virtual memory. If you need to resize an AWS instance, see this posting. If you need to resize a GCP instance,
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Continue reading “How Do You Install GitLab on Debian or Ubuntu Linux?”
Problem scenario
You are trying to configure GitLab to work with Jenkins (so the two are integrated to enable CI, continual integration, in your environment). When you test a connection of an integration webhook from GitLab to reach out to Jenkins you receive this error:
“Hook executed successfully but returned HTTP 403… You are authenticated as anonymous Groups that you are in: Permission you need to have (but didn’t) hudson.model.Hudson.Read…which is implied by hudson.security.Permission.GenericRead…”
How do you solve this problem?
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Code versioning systems keep track of different versions of various programs and relevant flat files that the programs may use (e.g., initialization, configuration, parameter consumption, files etc.). Some people refer to them as SCMs (Source Control Managers) or VCSes (Version Control Systems).
Code from versioning systems can be read from a centralized repository and be written to a local drive. This is considered a pull.
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