GitLab provides several options for issue tracking and project management within the “gitlab-org/gitlab-ce” project. This includes the use of a custom issue tracker, integration with YouTrack, and utilization of GitLab’s built-in issue tracking and analytics tools.
Custom Issue Tracker
To enable a custom issue tracker in the “gitlab-org/gitlab-ce” project:
- On the left sidebar, select “Search” or go to and find your project.
- Select “Settings” > “Integrations”.
- Select “Custom issue tracker”.
- Under “Enable integration”, select the “Active” checkbox.
- Fill in the required fields:
- Project URL: The URL to view all the issues in the custom issue tracker.
- Issue URL: The URL to view an issue in the custom issue tracker. The URL must contain
:id.
For more information, refer to the Custom issue tracker documentation.
YouTrack Integration
YouTrack, a web-based issue tracking and project management platform by JetBrains, can be integrated with GitLab. To enable the YouTrack integration in the “gitlab-org/gitlab-ce” project:
- On the left sidebar, select “Search” or go to and find your project.
- Select “Settings” > “Integrations”.
- Select “YouTrack”.
- Under “Enable integration”, select the “Active” checkbox.
- Fill in the required fields:
- Project URL: The URL to the project in YouTrack.
- Issue URL: The URL to view an issue in the YouTrack project.
For more information, refer to the YouTrack integration documentation.
GitLab Issue Tracking and Analytics
GitLab provides built-in issue tracking and analytics tools. These tools include:
- Issues API: Interact with GitLab Issues using the REST API. This allows for creating, editing, and deleting issues, as well as managing to-do items, time estimates, and more. For more information, refer to the Issues API documentation.
- Issue analytics for projects: A bar graph illustrating the number of issues created each month. For more information, refer to the Issue analytics for projects documentation.
- Resource milestone events API: Keep track of what happens to GitLab issues and merge requests. For more information, refer to the Resource milestone events API documentation.
- Resource state events API: Track what happens to GitLab issues, merge requests, and epics. For more information, refer to the Resource state events API documentation.
- Resource iteration events API: Track what happens to GitLab issues. For more information, refer to the Resource iteration events API documentation.
For more information on GitLab’s issue tracking and project management capabilities, refer to the official documentation.
