Gitlab – Do You Host One? or Use the Cloud?
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We are using Azure DevOps now but might go on the Gitlab path, so there is need to convert all pipelines and more.
Just put it on a podman container on a Rocky server but I find it 'heavy' on the cpu and ram.
Thanks.
The author is considering switching from Azure DevOps to GitLab and seeks feedback on their experiences with self-hosted or cloud-based GitLab, with commenters sharing their thoughts on GitLab's performance and alternatives.
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I liked having dedicated ticketing and release management By And For The Devs, that is separate from comparable systems for PMO, OPs, other stakeholders. Can always track stuff by referencing each others tickets, whether in jira, redmine, et al. I always moved to Gitlab from Jenkins for ci/cd, always felt it was an upgrade. YMMV.