Sign in

GitLab is the tool we use to host our code, automate processes, plan work and track its completion. It is designed to offer tooling for the entire DevOps lifecycle.

This how-to covers signing in to GitLab for the first time.

Getting an account

Any University member with a University account can sign in to GitLab. You should have been given a University account when you joined the University. University Information Services has a dedicated help page for new-starters which covers this.

Signing in

To sign in to GitLab:

1. Visit the GitLab sign in page in your browser.
2. Click the University account sign-in button, highlighted below in red.
3. Sign in using your University account credentials.
4. Fill out your user profile.

Button used to sign in to GitLab with your University account.

Summary

In this how-to, you learned how to sign in to GitLab using your University account.

Next steps

• Try opening an issue.
• Connect Claude Code to the GitLab MCP server.