The goal of this project is simply to create an easy setup GitLab instance that one could simply drop in a lab and run with. I am sure there are better ways to do this but this is my way and it works for those just getting started.

Installation:

1. To install you first install docker on your host. Instructions on how to do that can be found on the docker website here: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/

2. Next install docker compose on the system following the instructions here: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

3. Now simply clone the repo to your local system with this command: git clone https://github.com/mon0pixel/docker-gitlab

4. Apply the execute permission to the .sh file.

   chmod +x ./install.sh

5. And spin up the services with the installer script: ./install.sh

   For HTTPS use the --ssl switch. ./install --ssl

Setting the root password:

I hope to improve this in the future but for now to set the root password you need to perform the following steps.

1. Launch the ruby console on the host: docker exec -it gitlab /opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-rails console

2. Load the user profile for root into a variable: user = User.find(1)

3. Set the password with the following two commands:

   user.password = '<YOUR PASSWORD>' user.password_comfirmation = '<YOUR PASSWORD>'

4. Save the changes with the final command: user.save!

5. You should now be able to log in with the username of root and your password.