Navigating GitLab

Getting Started

Visit https://gitlab.forge99.com and click on Sign in button.
- If you don’t have an account yet, you may need to ask admin to send you an invite, and follow the instructions to complete the sign up process.

Once logged in, you’ll land on the Dashboard. This is your main homepage, where you can see all of your projects, issues, merge requests, and more.

Example:

Dashboard

A Project is where your code, files, and Git repository are stored.
To access your projects, click on the “Projects” link in the side navigation.
You can see:
- Your Projects: Projects you own or have access to
- Starred Projects: Projects you marked as favorites
- Explore Projects: Public projects on GitLab

Groups are collections of projects. If you work with a team, you might have projects organized under a group.
Click on “Groups” in the side navigation to see groups you belong to or to explore other groups.

When you open a project, you’ll find the following sections on the left sidebar:

Project Sidebar

Note

Sidebar navigation may vary depending on the project type and your access level.

These items are pinned to provide quick access to frequently used features.

Branches: View and switch between different branches of the project.
Issues: View all issues, create a new one, or assign issues to yourself or others.
Merge Requests: See open, closed, and merged requests.

View project’s activity, members and labels.

View project’s files, branches, commits, tags and snippets.

View project’s pipelines, jobs, artifacts. Check the status of the project’s CI/CD pipelines.

Manage project settings, like renaming the project, change its visibility, change permissions, and more.