In order to sync your local project on your computer to GitLab you will need to install and setup a Git client such as SourceTree or GitKraken.
For a list of Git Clients clients that are compatible with GitLab : see the following websites.
Alternately, if you prefer using Git via the command line, you can find helpful documentation here:
https://gitlab.blinkm.io/help/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md
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As part of your Git setup process you should will need to create an SSH key.
Detailed instructions on how to do this can be found here: https://gitlab.blinkm.io/help/ssh/README
Now, from the GitLab Dashboard page, go to Profile Settings -> SSH Keys and take the complete contents of your new id_rsa.pub file and use it to “Add key” to GitLab.
Config file
You may need to create If you need a config file in your ~/.ssh/ directory. This file contains configuration information for our BlinkMobile Hosted GitLab service.
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Host=gitlab.blinkm.io
Hostname=gitlab.blinkm.io
Port=40022
User=git
IdentityFile=~/.ssh/id_rsa |
Note: Change the value of the IdentityFile= location to the location of your SSH keys.
as part of your setup, see the Troubleshooting section of this documentation.
Testing your setup
You can test your setup by running the appropriate commands on the command line, or by adding a new remote GitLab repository path to your local Git client and testing the pull, push and commit functionality.
Further Resources
Links to further tutorials and resources