GitLab integration with Sourcegraph
You can use Sourcegraph with GitLab.com and GitLab CE/EE. Read a high-level overview of how Sourcegraph and GitLab work together in our GitLab solution brief.
| Feature | Supported? |
|---|---|
| Repository syncing | ✅ |
| Repository permissions | ✅ |
| User authentication | ✅ |
| GitLab UI native integration | ✅ |
| Browser extension | ✅ |
Repository syncing
Site admins can add GitLab repositories to Sourcegraph.
Repository permissions
Site admins can configure Sourcegraph to respect GitLab repository access permissions.
User authentication
Site admins can configure Sourcegraph to allow users to sign in via GitLab.
GitLab UI native integration
GitLab instances can be configured to show Sourcegraph code navigation natively. See the GitLab integration docs for how to enable this on your GitLab instance.
Browser extension
The Sourcegraph browser extension supports GitLab. When installed in your web browser, it adds hover tooltips, go-to-definition, find-references, and code search to files and merge requests viewed on GitLab.
- Install the Sourcegraph browser extension.
- Configure the browser extension to use your Sourcegraph instance.
- You can also use
https://sourcegraph.comfor public code from GitLab.com only.
- To allow the browser extension to work on your GitLab instance:
- Navigate to any page on GitLab.
- Right-click the Sourcegraph icon in the browser extension toolbar.
- Click "Enable Sourcegraph on this domain".
- Click "Allow" in the permissions request popup.
- Visit any file or merge request on GitLab. Hover over code or click the "View file" and "View repository" buttons.