Resource relationships in Managed Service for GitLab

GitLab is an open-source web-based DevOps lifecycle tool. It is a code repository management system for Git with error tracking, CI/CD pipeline, dedicated Wiki, and other features.

Managed Service for GitLab helps configure application deployment to Yandex Compute Cloud virtual machines and supports integration with Yandex Container Registry and Yandex Managed Service for Kubernetes.

How Managed Service for GitLab works:

GitLab instanceGitLab instance

A GitLab instance is the service's primary entity. It is a VM deployed in Yandex Cloud. Managed Service for GitLab takes care of its routine maintenance, such as storage fault tolerance, security updates, automated GitLab version upgrades, and so on.

Instance configurationInstance configuration

When creating an instance, you specify:

• Instance type: The number of vCPUs and the amount of RAM. After you create an instance, you can change its type to a higher performing one.

• Subnet.

  Warning

  For the time being, Yandex Cloud technical restrictions do not allow selecting a subnet with an address range of 192.168.0.0/24.

• Disk size. After you create an instance, you can increase its disk size.

• Name in the .gitlab.yandexcloud.net domain: Your GitLab instance's internet address.

• Administrator information:

  • Email.
  • Login.

Use casesUse cases

• Secure storage of GitLab CI passwords as Yandex Lockbox secrets
• Building a CI/CD pipeline using serverless products
• Deploying GitLab Runner on a Yandex Compute Cloud virtual machine
• Continuous deployment of containerized Managed Service for Kubernetes applications