The source of GitLab Community Edition is [hosted on GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/) and there are mirrors to make [contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) as easy as possible.
To see how GitLab looks please see the [features page on our website](https://about.gitlab.com/features/).
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## Editions
There are two editions of GitLab.
*GitLab [Community Edition](https://about.gitlab.com/features/) (CE)* is available without any costs under an MIT license.
*GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE)* includes [extra features](https://about.gitlab.com/features/#compare) that are most useful for organizations with more than 100 users.
To use EE and get official support please [become a subscriber](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/).
## Code status
-[](https://ci.gitlab.com/projects/1?ref=master) on ci.gitlab.com (master branch)
- GitLab Community Edition (CE) is available freely under the MIT Expat license.
- GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) includes [extra features](https://about.gitlab.com/features/#compare) that are more useful for organizations with more than 100 users. To use EE and get official support please [become a subscriber](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/).
Included with the GitLab Omnibus Packages is [GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ci/) that can easily build, test and deploy code.
## Website
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## Requirements
GitLab requires the following software:
- Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS/RHEL
- Ruby (MRI) 2.0 or 2.1
- Git 1.7.10+
- Redis 2.0+
- MySQL or PostgreSQL
Please see the [requirements documentation](doc/install/requirements.md) for system requirements and more information about the supported operating systems.
## Installation
The recommended way to install GitLab is using the provided [Omnibus packages](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/). Compared to an installation from source, this is faster and less error prone. Just select your operating system, download the respective package (Debian or RPM) and install it using the system's package manager.
The recommended way to install GitLab is with the [Omnibus packages](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/) on our package server.
Compared to an installation from source, this is faster and less error prone.
Just select your operating system, download the respective package (Debian or RPM) and install it using the system's package manager.
There are various other options to install GitLab, please refer to the [installation page on the GitLab website](https://about.gitlab.com/installation/) for more information.
You can access a new installation with the login **`root`** and password **`5iveL!fe`**, after login you are required to set a unique password.
## Install a development environment
To work on GitLab itself, we recommend setting up your development environment with [the GitLab Development Kit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit).
If you do not use the GitLab Development Kit you need to install and setup all the dependencies yourself, this is a lot of work and error prone.
One small thing you also have to do when installing it yourself is to copy the example development unicorn configuration file:
Instructions on how to start GitLab and how to run the tests can be found in the [development section of the GitLab Development Kit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit#development).
## Software stack
GitLab is a Ruby on Rails application that runs on the following software:
- Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS/RHEL
- Ruby (MRI) 2.0 or 2.1
- Git 1.7.10+
- Redis 2.0+
- MySQL or PostgreSQL
For more information please see the [architecture documentation](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/development/architecture.html).
## Third-party applications
There are a lot of [third-party applications integrating with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/applications/). These include GUI Git clients, mobile applications and API wrappers for various languages.
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For upgrading information please see our [update page](https://about.gitlab.com/update/).
## Install a development environment
To work on GitLab itself, we recommend setting up your development environment with [the GitLab Development Kit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit).
If you do not use the GitLab Development Kit you need to install and setup all the dependencies yourself, this is a lot of work and error prone.
One small thing you also have to do when installing it yourself is to copy the example development unicorn configuration file:
Instructions on how to start GitLab and how to run the tests can be found in the [development section of the GitLab Development Kit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit#development).
## Documentation
All documentation can be found on [doc.gitlab.com/ce/](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/).
