GitLab

Add Git connection

To add GitLab personal Git token in Brainboard, you first need to generate it in your GitLab account.

Steps to generate a personal Git token on your GitLab account.

1. Go to your GitLab personal tokens page.

2. Add a name and specify API rights, then click on Create personal access token button:
   

   

3. The token is generated, you can copy it to add to Brainboard:
   

   

To add the generated token in Brainboard:

1. Go to the Git integration settings page.

2. Click on Integrations

3. In the section Personal connections Click on Add connection

4. Select GitLab tab
   

   

5. Add your credentials in the displayed window:

   • Name of the token. This is only for Brainboard, it will not be used when you do a pull request.
   • The URL of your GitLab server: by default Brainboard uses https://gitlab.com, but if you have a private Gitlab instance accessible through the internet or if you use a single-tenant Brainboard offering, you can specify a different URL.

6. Then click on Save and close button.

7. Brainboard will verify if the credentials are valid:

   1. If they are valid, Brainboard displays a success message and you can see the integration now in the Git connection page
      

      

   2. If they are not, you'll receive an error about what is wrong. For example:
      

      

      

How to use

Please refer to the page pull-requests.md to understand how you can use your git connections whether you want to do a pull request and import your code from Git.

Edit or delete connection

1. Go to the Git integration settings page.
2. Click on Integrations
3. In the section Personal connections Click on GitLab integration that you want to edit or delete
4. Select the action you want to perform from the view