GitLab’s integration capabilities and extensibility are key features of the platform. Here are the possible options for integrating and extending GitLab:
- Integration development guidelines
GitLab provides a comprehensive guide on integration development, which includes adding a new integration, defining the integration, defining trigger events, security enhancement features, customizing the frontend form, and more. (Source)
- Integration with third-party services
GitLab integrates with a number of third-party services, enabling users to work with those services directly from GitLab. Examples include creating Jira credentials, integrating with Jira, and integrating with Gitpod. (Source)
- Project integrations
Applications like Jenkins, Jira, and Slack are available as project integrations in GitLab. Additionally, you can configure an external issue tracker and use it with the GitLab issue tracker or use it only. (Source)
- Integration with authentication providers
GitLab can be integrated with authentication providers like LDAP and SAML. (Source)
- Secure Partner Integration
GitLab provides a developer workflow for integrating products with the Secure Stage. This is designed for GitLab Ultimate users and includes resources for the technical work associated with onboarding as a partner. (Source)
- Infrastructure management
The various GitLab integrations help users to get started quickly without any setup, collaborate around infrastructure changes in merge requests, scale using a module registry, and manage Kubernetes. (Source)
- GitLab API
GitLab provides a REST API that can be integrated with third-party API client libraries. These libraries include GitLabApiClient for Go, gitlab4j-api for Java, python-gitlab for Python, and more. (Source)
- Backstage Software Catalog and Developer Platform
Backstage provides a GitLabIntegration class and ScmIntegrationsGroup for a GitLab-based integration. (Source)
- Grafana-Prometheus-GitLab Integration
Grafana, Prometheus, and GitLab can be integrated to monitor the system itself. This integration provides the ability to access and visualize various data from the GitLab instance, such as repository statistics, merge requests, pipelines, and issues. (Source)
- Adding a new Service Component to GitLab
GitLab provides a guide on adding a new service component to GitLab, which includes proposing a new component, integrating a new service with GitLab, bundling a service with GitLab, handling service dependencies, and release management. (Source)
These are the possible options for integrating and extending GitLab. Each option has its own set of benefits and requirements, and users are encouraged to review the documentation and resources provided by GitLab to ensure a successful integration.
