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stage: none
group: unassigned
-info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
comments: false
description: 'Learn how to use and administer GitLab, the most scalable Git-based fully integrated platform for software development.'
---
<div class="d-none">
- <em>Visit <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/">docs.gitlab.com</a> for optimized
- navigation, discoverability, and readability.</em>
+ <h3>Visit <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/">docs.gitlab.com</a> for the latest version
+ of this help information with enhanced navigation, discoverability, and readability.</h3>
</div>
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@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ Here you can access the complete documentation for GitLab, the single applicatio
No matter how you use GitLab, we have documentation for you.
-| Essential documentation | Essential documentation |
-|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [**User documentation**](user/index.md)<br>Discover features and concepts for GitLab users. | [**Administrator documentation**](administration/index.md)<br/>Everything GitLab self-managed administrators need to know. |
-| [**Contributing to GitLab**](#contributing-to-gitlab)<br/>At GitLab, everyone can contribute! | [**New to Git and GitLab?**](#new-to-git-and-gitlab)<br/>We have the resources to get you started. |
-| [**Build an integration with GitLab**](#build-an-integration-with-gitlab)<br/>Consult our automation and integration documentation. | [**Coming to GitLab from another platform?**](#coming-to-gitlab-from-another-platform)<br/>Consult our guides. |
-| [**Install GitLab**](https://about.gitlab.com/install/)<br/>Installation options for different platforms. | [**Customers**](subscriptions/index.md)<br/>Information for new and existing customers. |
-| [**Update GitLab**](update/README.md)<br/>Update your GitLab self-managed instance to the latest version. | [**Reference Architectures**](administration/reference_architectures/index.md)<br/>GitLab's reference architectures |
-| [**GitLab releases**](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/)<br/>What's new in GitLab. | |
+| Essential documentation | Essential documentation |
+|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [**User documentation**](user/index.md)<br>Discover features and concepts for GitLab users. | [**Administrator documentation**](administration/index.md)<br/>Everything GitLab self-managed administrators need to know. |
+| [**Contributing to GitLab**](#contributing-to-gitlab)<br/>At GitLab, everyone can contribute! | [**New to Git and GitLab?**](#new-to-git-and-gitlab)<br/>We have the resources to get you started. |
+| [**Build an integration with GitLab**](#build-an-integration-with-gitlab)<br/>Consult our integration documentation. | [**Coming to GitLab from another platform?**](#coming-to-gitlab-from-another-platform)<br/>Consult our guides. |
+| [**Install GitLab**](https://about.gitlab.com/install/)<br/>Installation options for different platforms. | [**Customers**](subscriptions/index.md)<br/>Information for new and existing customers. |
+| [**Update GitLab**](update/README.md)<br/>Update your GitLab self-managed instance to the latest version. | [**Reference Architectures**](administration/reference_architectures/index.md)<br/>GitLab reference architectures |
+| [**GitLab releases**](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/)<br/>What's new in GitLab. | |
## Popular topics
@@ -53,349 +53,10 @@ Have a look at some of our most popular topics:
## The entire DevOps lifecycle
GitLab is the first single application for software development, security,
-and operations that enables [Concurrent DevOps](https://about.gitlab.com/topics/concurrent-devops/),
-making the software lifecycle faster and radically improving the speed of business.
-
-GitLab provides solutions for [each of the stages of the DevOps lifecycle](https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/):
-
-![DevOps Stages](img/devops-stages-13_3.png)
-
-GitLab is like a top-of-the-line kitchen for making software. As the executive
-chef, you decide what software you want to serve. Using your recipe, GitLab handles
-all the prep work, cooking, and delivery, so you can turn around orders faster
-than ever.
-
-The following sections provide links to documentation for each DevOps stage:
-
-| DevOps stage | Documentation for |
-|:------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Manage](#manage) | Statistics and analytics features. |
-| [Plan](#plan) | Project planning and management features. |
-| [Create](#create) | Source code, data creation, and management features. |
-| [Verify](#verify) | Testing, code quality, and continuous integration features. |
-| [Package](#package) | Docker container registry. |
-| [Secure](#secure) | Security capability features. |
-| [Release](#release) | Application release and delivery features. |
-| [Configure](#configure) | Application and infrastructure configuration tools. |
-| [Monitor](#monitor) | Application monitoring and metrics features. |
-| [Defend](#defend) | Protection against security intrusions. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Manage
-
-GitLab provides statistics and insights into ways you can maximize the value of GitLab in your organization.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Manage** stage:
-
-| Manage topics | Description |
-|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Authentication and<br/>Authorization](administration/auth/README.md) **(CORE ONLY)** | Supported authentication and authorization providers. |
-| [GitLab Value Stream Analytics](user/analytics/value_stream_analytics.md) | Measure the time it takes to go from an [idea to production](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/#from-idea-to-production-with-gitlab) for each project you have. |
-| [Instance-level analytics](user/admin_area/analytics/index.md) | Discover statistics on how many GitLab features you use and user activity. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Plan
-
-Whether you use Waterfall, Agile, or Conversational Development, GitLab streamlines your collaborative workflows.
-
-Visualize, prioritize, coordinate, and track your progress your way with GitLab’s flexible project
-management tools.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Plan** stage:
-
-| Plan topics | Description |
-|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Burndown charts](user/project/milestones/burndown_charts.md) **(STARTER)** | Watch your project's progress throughout a specific milestone. |
-| [Discussions](user/discussions/index.md) | Threads, comments, and resolvable threads in issues, commits, and merge requests. |
-| [Due dates](user/project/issues/due_dates.md) | Keep track of issue deadlines. |
-| [Epics](user/group/epics/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Tracking groups of issues that share a theme. |
-| [Issues](user/project/issues/index.md), including [confidential issues](user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md),<br/>[issue and merge request templates](user/project/description_templates.md),<br/>and [moving issues](user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#moving-issues) | Project issues and restricting access to issues as well as creating templates for submitting new issues and merge requests. Also, moving issues between projects. |
-| [Labels](user/project/labels.md) | Categorize issues or merge requests with descriptive labels. |
-| [Milestones](user/project/milestones/index.md) | Set milestones for delivery of issues and merge requests, with optional due date. |
-| [Project Issue Board](user/project/issue_board.md) | Display issues on a Scrum or Kanban board. |
-| [Quick Actions](user/project/quick_actions.md) | Shortcuts for common actions on issues or merge requests, replacing the need to click buttons or use dropdowns in GitLab's UI. |
-| [Related issues](user/project/issues/related_issues.md) | Create a relationship between issues. |
-| [Requirements Management](user/project/requirements/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Check your products against a set of criteria. |
-| [Roadmap](user/group/roadmap/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Visualize epic timelines. |
-| [Service Desk](user/project/service_desk.md) | A simple way to allow people to create issues in your GitLab instance without needing their own user account. |
-| [Time Tracking](user/project/time_tracking.md) | Track time spent on issues and merge requests. |
-| [To-Do list](user/todos.md) | Keep track of work requiring attention with a chronological list displayed on a simple dashboard. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Create
-
-Consolidate source code into a single [distributed version control system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_version_control)
-that’s easily managed and controlled without disrupting your workflow.
-
-GitLab repositories come complete with branching tools and access
-controls, providing a scalable, single source of truth for collaborating
-on projects and code.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Create** stage:
-
-#### Projects and groups
-
-| Create topics - Projects and Groups | Description |
-|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Advanced search](user/search/advanced_global_search.md) **(STARTER)** | Leverage Elasticsearch for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance. |
-| [Advanced syntax search](user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md) **(STARTER)** | Use advanced queries for more targeted search results. |
-| [Contribution analytics](user/group/contribution_analytics/index.md) **(STARTER)** | See detailed statistics of group contributors. |
-| [Create](gitlab-basics/create-project.md) and [fork](gitlab-basics/fork-project.md) projects, and<br/>[import and export projects<br/>between instances](user/project/settings/import_export.md) | Create, duplicate, and move projects. |
-| [File locking](user/project/file_lock.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Lock files to avoid merge conflicts. |
-| [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) | Build, test, and deploy your static website with GitLab Pages. |
-| [Groups](user/group/index.md) and [Subgroups](user/group/subgroups/index.md) | Organize your projects in groups. |
-| [Issue analytics](user/group/issues_analytics/index.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Check how many issues were created per month. |
-| [Merge Request analytics](user/analytics/merge_request_analytics.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Check your throughput productivity - how many merge requests were merged per month. |
-| [Projects](user/project/index.md), including [project access](public_access/public_access.md)<br/>and [settings](user/project/settings/index.md) | Host source code, and control your project's visibility and set configuration. |
-| [Search through GitLab](user/search/index.md) | Search for issues, merge requests, projects, groups, and to-dos. |
-| [Snippets](user/snippets.md) | Snippets allow you to create little bits of code. |
-| [Web IDE](user/project/web_ide/index.md) | Edit files within GitLab's user interface. |
-| [Static Site Editor](user/project/static_site_editor/index.md) | Edit content on static websites. |
-| [Wikis](user/project/wiki/index.md) | Enhance your repository documentation with built-in wikis. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-#### Repositories
-
-| Create topics - Repositories | Description |
-|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md) and the [default branch](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#default-branch) | How to use branches in GitLab. |
-| [Commits](user/project/repository/index.md#commits) and [signing commits](user/project/repository/gpg_signed_commits/index.md) | Work with commits, and use GPG to sign your commits. |
-| [Create branches](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch), [create](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file)<br/>and [upload](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#upload-a-file) files, and [create directories](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-directory) | Create branches, create and upload files, and create directories within GitLab. |
-| [Delete merged branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#delete-merged-branches) | Bulk delete branches after their changes are merged. |
-| [File templates](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#template-dropdowns) | File templates for common files. |
-| [Files](user/project/repository/index.md#files) | Files management. |
-| [Jupyter Notebook files](user/project/repository/jupyter_notebooks/index.md#jupyter-notebook-files) | GitLab's support for `.ipynb` files. |
-| [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md) | Use protected branches. |
-| [Push rules](push_rules/push_rules.md) **(STARTER)** | Additional control over pushes to your projects. |
-| [Repositories](user/project/repository/index.md) | Manage source code repositories in GitLab's user interface. |
-| [Repository mirroring](user/project/repository/repository_mirroring.md) **(STARTER)** | Push to or pull from repositories outside of GitLab |
-| [Start a merge request](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#tips) | Start merge request when committing via GitLab's user interface. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-#### Merge requests
-
-| Create topics - Merge Requests | Description |
-|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Checking out merge requests locally](user/project/merge_requests/reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#checkout-merge-requests-locally-through-the-head-ref) | Tips for working with merge requests locally. |
-| [Cherry-picking](user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md) | Use GitLab for cherry-picking changes. |
-| [Merge request thread resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-thread-to-a-new-issue) | Resolve threads, move threads in a merge request to an issue, and only allow merge requests to be merged if all threads are resolved. |
-| [Merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md) | Merge request management. |
-| [Draft merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent merges of draft merge requests. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-#### Integration and Automation
-
-| Create topics - Integration and Automation | Description |
-|:----------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [GitLab REST API](api/README.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our REST API. |
-| [GitLab GraphQL API](api/graphql/index.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our GraphQL API. |
-| [GitLab integrations](integration/README.md) | Integrate with multiple third-party services with GitLab to allow external issue trackers and external authentication. |
-| [GitLab Webhooks](user/project/integrations/webhooks.md) | Let GitLab notify you when new code has been pushed to your project. |
-| [Jira Development Panel](integration/jira_development_panel.md) | See GitLab information in the Jira Development Panel. |
-| [Integrations](user/project/integrations/overview.md) | Integrate a project with external services, such as CI and chat. |
-| [Trello Power-Up](integration/trello_power_up.md) | Integrate with GitLab's Trello Power-Up. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Verify
-
-Spot errors sooner, improve security and shorten feedback cycles with built-in
-static code analysis, code testing, code quality, dependency checking, and Review
-Apps. Customize your approval workflow controls, automatically test the quality
-of your code, and spin up a staging environment for every code change.
-
-GitLab Continuous Integration is the most popular next generation testing system that
-scales to run your tests faster.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Verify** stage:
-
-| Verify topics | Description |
-|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Code Quality reports](user/project/merge_requests/code_quality.md) | Analyze source code quality. |
-| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md) | Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration with GitLab. |
-| [Unit test reports](ci/unit_test_reports.md) | Display Unit test reports on merge requests. |
-| [Multi-project pipelines](ci/multi_project_pipelines.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Visualize entire pipelines that span multiple projects, including all cross-project inter-dependencies. |
-| [Pipeline graphs](ci/pipelines/index.md#visualize-pipelines) | Visualize builds. |
-| [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md) | Preview changes to your application right from a merge request. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Package
-
-GitLab Packages allows organizations to use GitLab as a private repository
-for a variety of common package managers. Users are able to build and publish
-packages, which can be consumed as a dependency in downstream projects.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Package** stage:
+and operations that enables [Concurrent DevOps](https://about.gitlab.com/topics/concurrent-devops/).
+GitLab makes the software lifecycle faster and radically improves the speed of business.
-| Package topics | Description |
-|:----------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Container Registry](user/packages/container_registry/index.md) | The GitLab Container Registry enables every project in GitLab to have its own space to store [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) images. |
-| [Dependency Proxy](user/packages/dependency_proxy/index.md) | The GitLab Dependency Proxy sets up a local proxy for frequently used upstream images/packages. |
-| [Package Registry](user/packages/package_registry/index.md) | Use GitLab as a private or public registry for a variety of common package managers, including [NPM](user/packages/npm_registry/index.md), [Maven](user/packages/maven_repository/index.md), [PyPI](user/packages/pypi_repository/index.md), and others. You can also store generic files. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Secure
-
-Check your application for security vulnerabilities that may lead to unauthorized access, data
-leaks, or denial of service. GitLab can perform static and dynamic tests on your application's code,
-looking for known flaws and reporting them in the merge request. You can then fix flaws prior to
-merge. Security teams can use dashboards to get a high-level view on projects and groups, and start
-remediation processes when needed.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Secure** stage:
-
-| Secure topics | Description |
-|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Compliance Dashboard](user/compliance/compliance_dashboard/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | View the most recent Merge Request activity in a group. |
-| [Container Scanning](user/application_security/container_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Use Clair to scan Docker images for known vulnerabilities. |
-| [Dependency List](user/application_security/dependency_list/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | View your project's dependencies and their known vulnerabilities. |
-| [Dependency Scanning](user/application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze your dependencies for known vulnerabilities. |
-| [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](user/application_security/dast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze running web applications for known vulnerabilities. |
-| [Group Security Dashboard](user/application_security/security_dashboard/index.md#group-security-dashboard) **(ULTIMATE)** | View vulnerabilities in all the projects in a group and its subgroups. |
-| [Instance Security Center](user/application_security/security_dashboard/index.md#instance-security-center) **(ULTIMATE)** | View vulnerabilities in all the projects you're interested in. |
-| [License Compliance](user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Search your project's dependencies for their licenses. |
-| [Pipeline Security](user/application_security/security_dashboard/index.md#pipeline-security) **(ULTIMATE)** | View the security reports for your project's pipelines. |
-| [Project Security Dashboard](user/application_security/security_dashboard/index.md#project-security-dashboard) **(ULTIMATE)** | View the latest security reports for your project. |
-| [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](user/application_security/sast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze source code for known vulnerabilities. |
-
-### Release
-
-Spend less time configuring your tools, and more time creating. Whether you’re
-deploying to one server or thousands, build, test, and release your code
-confidently and securely with GitLab’s built-in Continuous Delivery and Deployment.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Release** stage:
-
-| Release topics | Description |
-|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Auto Deploy](topics/autodevops/stages.md#auto-deploy) | Configure GitLab for the deployment of your application. |
-| [Canary Deployments](user/project/canary_deployments.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Employ a popular CI strategy where a small portion of the fleet is updated to the new version first. |
-| [Deploy Boards](user/project/deploy_boards.md) **(PREMIUM)** | View the current health and status of each CI environment running on Kubernetes, displaying the status of the pods in the deployment. |
-| [Environments and deployments](ci/environments/index.md) | With environments, you can control the continuous deployment of your software within GitLab. |
-| [Environment-specific variables](ci/variables/README.md#limit-the-environment-scopes-of-environment-variables) | Limit the scope of variables to specific environments. |
-| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md) | Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Deployment and Delivery with GitLab. |
-| [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) | Build, test, and deploy a static site directly from GitLab. |
-| [Protected runners](ci/runners/README.md#prevent-runners-from-revealing-sensitive-information) | Select Runners to only pick jobs for protected branches and tags. |
-| [Schedule pipelines](ci/pipelines/schedules.md) | Execute pipelines on a schedule. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Configure
-
-Automate your entire workflow from build to deploy and monitoring with GitLab
-Auto DevOps. Best practice templates help get you started with minimal to zero
-configuration. Then customize everything from buildpacks to CI/CD.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Configure** stage:
-
-| Configure topics | Description |
-|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md) | Automatically employ a complete DevOps lifecycle. |
-| [Create Kubernetes clusters](user/project/clusters/add_remove_clusters.md#create-new-cluster) | Use Kubernetes and GitLab. |
-| [Executable Runbooks](user/project/clusters/runbooks/index.md) | Documented procedures that explain how to carry out particular processes. |
-| [GitLab ChatOps](ci/chatops/README.md) | Interact with CI/CD jobs through chat services. |
-| [Installing applications](user/project/clusters/index.md#installing-applications) | Install Helm charts such as Ingress and Prometheus on Kubernetes. |
-| [Mattermost slash commands](user/project/integrations/mattermost_slash_commands.md) | Enable and use slash commands from within Mattermost. |
-| [Multiple Kubernetes clusters](user/project/clusters/index.md#multiple-kubernetes-clusters) | Associate more than one Kubernetes clusters to your project. |
-| [Protected variables](ci/variables/README.md#protect-a-custom-variable) | Restrict variables to protected branches and tags. |
-| [Serverless](user/project/clusters/serverless/index.md) | Run serverless workloads on Kubernetes. |
-| [Slack slash commands](user/project/integrations/slack_slash_commands.md) | Enable and use slash commands from within Slack. |
-| [Manage your infrastructure with Terraform](user/infrastructure/index.md) | Manage your infrastructure as you run your CI/CD pipeline. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Monitor
-
-Ensure your applications are always responsive and available.
-
-GitLab collects and displays performance metrics for deployed applications so you can know in an
-instant how code changes impact your production environment.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Monitor** stage:
-
-| Monitor topics | Description |
-|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [GitLab Performance Monitoring](administration/monitoring/performance/index.md) **(CORE ONLY)** | Use Prometheus and Grafana to monitor the performance of your GitLab instance. |
-| [GitLab Prometheus](administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md) **(CORE ONLY)** | Configure the bundled Prometheus to collect various metrics from your GitLab instance. |
-| [Health check](user/admin_area/monitoring/health_check.md) | GitLab provides liveness and readiness probes to indicate service health and reachability to required services. |
-| [Prometheus project integration](user/project/integrations/prometheus.md) | Configure the Prometheus integration per project and monitor your CI/CD environments. |
-| [Prometheus metrics](user/project/integrations/prometheus_library/index.md) | Let Prometheus collect metrics from various services, like Kubernetes, NGINX, NGINX Ingress controller, HAProxy, and Amazon Cloud Watch. |
-| [Incident management](operations/incident_management/index.md) | Use GitLab to help you better respond to incidents that may occur in your systems. |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
-### Defend
-
-GitLab Defend enables organizations to proactively protect cloud-native environments by providing
-context-aware technologies to reduce overall security risk. Defend is a natural extension of your
-existing operation's practices and provides security visibility across the entire DevSecOps
-lifecycle. This visibility empowers your organization to apply DevSecOps best practices from the
-first line of code written and extends all the way through to greater monitoring and protection for
-your applications that are deployed in production.
-
-The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Defend** stage:
-
-| Defend topics | Description |
-|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Web Application Firewall with ModSecurity](user/compliance/compliance_dashboard/index.md) | Filter, monitor, and block HTTP traffic to and from a web application. |
-| [Container host security](user/clusters/applications.md#install-falco-using-gitlab-cicd) | Detect and respond to security threats at the Kubernetes, network, and host level. |
-| [Container network security](user/clusters/applications.md#install-cilium-using-gitlab-cicd) | Detect and block unauthorized network traffic between pods and to/from the internet. |
+GitLab provides solutions for [each of the stages of the DevOps lifecycle](https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/).
## New to Git and GitLab?
@@ -408,14 +69,8 @@ We have the following documentation to rapidly uplift your GitLab knowledge:
| [GitLab basics guides](gitlab-basics/README.md) | Start working on the command line and with GitLab. |
| [GitLab workflow overview](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/) | Enhance your workflow with the best of GitLab Workflow. |
| [Get started with GitLab CI/CD](ci/quick_start/README.md) | Quickly implement GitLab CI/CD. |
-| [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md) | Learn more about GitLab's Auto DevOps. |
-| [GitLab Markdown](user/markdown.md) | GitLab's advanced formatting system (GitLab Flavored Markdown) |
-
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
+| [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md) | Learn more about Auto DevOps in GitLab. |
+| [GitLab Markdown](user/markdown.md) | Advanced formatting system (GitLab Flavored Markdown) |
### User account
@@ -428,12 +83,6 @@ Learn more about GitLab account management:
| [Profile settings](user/profile/index.md#profile-settings) | Manage your profile settings, two factor authentication, and more. |
| [User permissions](user/permissions.md) | Learn what each role in a project can do. |
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- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
### Git and GitLab
Learn more about using Git, and using Git with GitLab:
@@ -444,12 +93,6 @@ Learn more about using Git, and using Git with GitLab:
| [Git cheat sheet](https://about.gitlab.com/images/press/git-cheat-sheet.pdf) | Download a PDF describing the most used Git operations. |
| [GitLab Flow](topics/gitlab_flow.md) | Explore the best of Git with the GitLab Flow strategy. |
-<div align="right">
- <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
-
## Coming to GitLab from another platform
If you are coming to GitLab from another platform, the following information is useful:
@@ -459,27 +102,15 @@ If you are coming to GitLab from another platform, the following information is
| [Importing to GitLab](user/project/import/index.md) | Import your projects from GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab.com, FogBugz, and SVN into GitLab. |
| [Migrating from SVN](user/project/import/svn.md) | Convert a SVN repository to Git and GitLab. |
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- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
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-</div>
-
## Build an integration with GitLab
There are many ways to integrate with GitLab, including:
-| Topic | Description |
-|:-----------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------|
-| [GitLab REST API](api/README.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our REST API. |
-| [GitLab GraphQL API](api/graphql/index.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our GraphQL API. |
-| [Integrations and automation](#integration-and-automation) | All GitLab integration and automation options. |
-
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- Back to Overview <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up" aria-hidden="true"></i>
- </a>
-</div>
+| Topic | Description |
+|:-------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------|
+| [GitLab REST API](api/README.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our REST API. |
+| [GitLab GraphQL API](api/graphql/index.md) | Integrate with GitLab using our GraphQL API. |
+| [Integrations](integration/README.md) | Integrations with third-party products. |
## Contributing to GitLab
@@ -493,9 +124,3 @@ Learn how to contribute to GitLab with the following resources:
| [Development](development/README.md) | How to contribute to GitLab development. |
| [Legal](legal/README.md) | Contributor license agreements. |
| [Writing documentation](development/documentation/index.md) | How to contribute to GitLab Docs. |
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