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Course Outline
DevSecOps Sovereignty with GitLab
- Comparison of GitLab CE, EE, and GitLab.com regarding features and control.
- Omnibus architecture and Kubernetes Helm deployment options.
- Risks of SaaS lock-in and data residency compliance requirements.
Installation and Architecture
- Omnibus installation on Ubuntu with PostgreSQL and Redis integration.
- GitLab Helm chart deployment on Kubernetes with persistent volumes.
- Configuration of external services: object storage, SMTP, and LDAP.
- Geo replication for multi-region disaster recovery strategies.
Repository and Project Management
- Understanding groups, subgroups, and project hierarchies.
- Merge request workflows, code review processes, and approval rules.
- Utilizing issue boards, epics, and milestones for Agile planning.
- Managing wikis, snippets, and releases.
CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
- Mastery of .gitlab-ci.yml syntax, stages, and job dependencies.
- Types of runners: shared, group, and specific runners.
- Deploying Docker executors, Kubernetes executors, and autoscaling configurations.
- Implementing artifact caching, registry publishing, and deployment stages.
Security Scanning
- Execution of SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning.
- Secret detection and license compliance verification.
- Monitoring vulnerability dashboards and tracking remediation efforts.
Authentication and Authorization
- Configuring LDAP, SAML, and OpenID Connect for SSO.
- Enabling two-factor authentication and managing personal access tokens.
- Implementing IP allowlisting and audit event logging.
Registry and Package Management
- Container registry management: authentication, cleanup policies, and replication.
- Setting up package registries for Maven, npm, PyPI, and Conan.
- Handling generic package uploads for internal artifacts.
Monitoring and Scaling
- Collecting GitLab Exporter metrics and viewing Grafana dashboards.
- Database tuning and configuring PgBouncer for 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.
- Understanding of CI/CD principles, container orchestration, and Git workflows.
- Experience managing PostgreSQL and Redis at scale.
Target Audience
- Enterprise DevOps teams migrating from GitLab.com or GitHub Enterprise.
- Organizations requiring complete sovereignty over their DevSecOps toolchain.
- Regulated industries needing on-premise CI/CD pipelines 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.
