GitLab CE (Community Edition) is an open-source self-hosted Git Server that can be hosted on any server that meets its requirements. It’s easy to install and set up. It gives you the freedom you want with your Git repository and projects.

You can install GitLab on your Ubuntu Server by following the steps below.

If you are planning to get a VPS that will host your GitLab server, I recommend Digital Ocean.

We are installing dependencies used by GitLab.

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sudo apt-get install curl openssh-server ca-certificates postfix

We are installing GitLab repository.

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curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
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Installing GitLab

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sudo apt-get install gitlab-ce
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If you are having issues downloading the package, then try this method using. `apt-fast```

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:saiarcot895/myppa sudo apt-get update

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Now download the GitLab package with `apt-fast.`````

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sudo apt-fast gitlab-ce
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Once this is done. You can configure GitLab.``````

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sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
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The default user account credentials are:``````

username: **root**``````

password: **5iveL!fe**``````

It’s ready, and now you can visit your private GitLab and start pushing your code.``````

Thank you for reading.``````

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