Connect GitLab Repository

In CodeCanvas, on the sidebar menu, select Namespaces, then the namespace you need.
On the sidebar namespace menu, select Repositories.
Click New connection.
Provide repository Name and other settings:
- Remote repository URL – the SSH or HTTPS URL of the repository, e.g., git@gitlab.com:MyCompany/my-project.git or https://gitlab.com/MyCompany/my-project.git
- Repository web URL – the URL of the remote repository's web interface. CodeCanvas will show this link in the repository list. For example, this can be a link to the project's README file on GitLab.
- Read restrictions – specify who is allowed to view repository contents: Only selected users or All users.
  In the case of Only selected users, you should synchronize this list with your Git hosting service. Learn more
If the repository doesn't require authentication, leave Anonymous in Authentication. Otherwise, choose either SSH (for SSH authentication) or Password (for HTTPS authentication).
For SSH authentication, you need to provide an SSH key pair. CodeCanvas will use the private key only to clone the repository into dev environments. Users will be required to specify their own SSH key to pull from and push to the repository.
1. First, generate a new SSH key pair for CodeCanvas. On your local machine, run:
  ssh-keygen -t ed25519
  During key pair generation, you can additionally protect the private key with a passphrase. Finally, your current directory will contain a pair of files, e.g., mykey (private key) and mykey.pub (public key).
2. On your GitLab server, go to the project | Settings | Repository | Deploy keys and click Add deploy key. Paste the contents of the public key file (mykey.pub) into the Key field and click Add key.
3. In CodeCanvas, in the Authentication field, select SSH and provide the private key file (mykey) and the passphrase (if you've specified it during key pair generation).
  Important! All dev environments in the namespace will use this key to clone the repository.
We don't recommend this authentication method as it implies providing your personal GitLab token to CodeCanvas.
For GitLab, you can generate a personal access token and use it as the password. CodeCanvas will use this token only to clone the repository into dev environments. Users will be required to specify their own GitLab credentials to pull from and push to the repository.
1. In GitLab, go to your profile | Preferences | Access Tokens and under Personal access tokens, click Add new token.
2. Select the read_repository scope and click Create personal access token.
3. Copy the token and specify it in CodeCanvas as a repository Password and your GitLab username as Username.
  Important! All dev environments in the namespace will use this token to clone the repository.
You can first Test connection, and if everything is OK, click Connect. After this, the repository will appear in the Repositories list.

Last modified: 02 July 2024