The following steps walk through an example use case and the information that will need to be saved will be specific to your application.
Generate Access Token
- Please sign in to GitLab using the below URL.
https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in - Enter the Username or email and Password and click on Sign in button.
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- Once you have logged in, Click on User Icon and select Settings.
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- Click on Access Token in the left pane.
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- Enter the Token Name and select all the Scopes that are only read only.
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- You will receive a Personal Access Token, please copy and save the token.
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Group Creation in GitLab
- Once you click on Projects on the top left, where you will be able to view the projects.
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- Click on Groups beside the projects and select Explore groups.
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- Click on New Group on the top right corner.
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- Enter the Group name, Group URL and Group Description.
- Select the group Visibility level as Private or public and click on Create group button.
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- You will receive a message Group was successfully created as below.