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Course Outline
Achieving DevSecOps Sovereignty with GitLab
- Comparative analysis of GitLab CE, EE, and GitLab.com regarding features and control.
- Omnibus architecture and Kubernetes Helm deployment strategies.
- Risks of SaaS lock-in and compliance with data residency regulations.
Installation and Architecture
- Omnibus installation on Ubuntu, integrating PostgreSQL and Redis.
- Deploying GitLab via Helm charts on Kubernetes with persistent volumes.
- Configuring external services such as object storage, SMTP, and LDAP.
- Implementing Geo replication for multi-region disaster recovery.
Repository and Project Management
- Managing groups, subgroups, and project hierarchies.
- Establishing merge request workflows, code review processes, and approval rules.
- Utilizing issue boards, epics, and milestones for Agile planning.
- Leveraging Wiki, snippets, and release management tools.
CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
- Mastering .gitlab-ci.yml syntax, stages, and job dependencies.
- Configuring runner types: shared, group, and specific runners.
- Utilizing Docker and Kubernetes executors, including autoscaling capabilities.
- Managing artifact caching, registry publishing, and deployment stages.
Security Scanning
- Implementing SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning.
- Conducting secret detection and license compliance checks.
- Monitoring vulnerability dashboards and tracking remediation efforts.
Authentication and Authorization
- Setting up LDAP, SAML, and OpenID Connect for SSO.
- Enabling two-factor authentication and managing personal access tokens.
- Configuring IP allowlisting and audit event logging.
Registry and Package Management
- Managing the container registry: authentication, cleanup policies, and replication.
- Hosting package registries for Maven, npm, PyPI, and Conan.
- Facilitating generic package uploads for internal artifacts.
Monitoring and Scaling
- Viewing GitLab Exporter metrics and Grafana dashboards.
- Optimizing database performance with PgBouncer connection pooling.
- Horizontally scaling web, API, and sidekiq nodes.
- Developing backup strategies using rake tasks, object storage, and restore verification.
Requirements
- Advanced Linux system administration skills and foundational knowledge of Ruby/Go.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD principles, container orchestration, and Git workflows.
- Practical experience managing PostgreSQL and Redis at scale.
Target Audience
- Enterprise DevOps teams migrating away from GitLab.com or GitHub Enterprise.
- Organizations requiring complete control over their DevSecOps toolchain.
- Companies in regulated industries necessitating on-premise CI/CD and registry solutions.
21 Hours
Testimonials (2)
I like that I've got immediately answer to my questions.
Szabolcs Kriston - Ericsson
Course - Advanced GitLab
I liked the easy communication between trainer and us, care given to our problems, insights and additional knowledge provided in anwers to our questions. I liked the pace, it didn't feel rushed at any point, even with technical problems. Each subject was taken care of properly.
