GitLab

Add Git connection

To add a 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. Once the token is generated, you can copy it to add to Brainboard.

   

Steps to add the generated token in Brainboard.

1. Go to the Git connections page.

2. Click on Add connection .

3. Switch to the GitLab tab.

1. 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.

1. Then click the Save and close button.

2. Brainboard will verify if the credentials are valid:

   1. Valid credentials: In this case, Brainboard displays a success message, and you can see the integration now on the Git connections page.

      
   2. Invalid credentials: In this case, you'll receive an error about what is wrong. For example, the one shared below.

How to use

Please refer to the page How to use 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 connections page.

2. Click on the connection that you want to edit or delete.

3. If you want to edit, simply make your changes and click the Save and close button.

4. To delete, click on the Delete Configuration button given at the bottom right corner of the page.

5. Click on the Delete button again to confirm your action.