Create a GitLab Project from the Terminal—and Hand It Off Well
A new GitLab project is more than an empty remote. Create it deliberately from the terminal, publish the first branch, and leave the next teammate a repository they can trust.
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A new GitLab project is more than an empty remote. Create it deliberately from the terminal, publish the first branch, and leave the next teammate a repository they can trust.
A GitLab token should have one owner, one purpose, the smallest workable reach, and an ending planned before its first request.
The delete button is the shortest part of this job. The real work is proving that the project is truly retired—and that the pieces worth keeping can be restored.
SSH becomes reassuring once two files stop looking interchangeable. GitLab receives the public key; the private key never leaves your machine.
Your first GitLab project becomes much easier once the web project, Git repository, namespace, and default branch stop feeling like the same thing.