Self-Hosting GitLab in Your HomeLab with Docker

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Self-Hosting GitLab in Your HomeLab with Docker
Christian Lempa
28.0K views β€’ Oct 17, 2025
Self-Hosting GitLab in Your HomeLab with Docker

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In this video, I self-host GitLab in my HomeLab with Docker using my Boilerplates template, apply resource-friendly optimizations, and harden the instance post-install. I also show how I organize deployments and secrets in Projects and Groups, use the glab CLI, and manage updates with pipelines.

References
- My Boilerplates: http://github.com/ChristianLempa/boilerplates/
- GitLab Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj-2elZxVPZ-cck54X8jxH0_Ai25_guHH
- Traefik Tutorial: https://youtu.be/-hfejNXqOzA
- Authentik Tutorial: https://youtu.be/N5unsATNpJk

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:52 How to get started?
05:20 Install GitLab with EASE!
13:32 Post-Installation Steps
15:04 Performance Optimizations
16:32 Manage your HomeLab Deployments
19:55 Dealing with Secret Values
21:55 GLab CLI Tool
23:27 Setup SSH and API Tokens
24:49 Update HomeLab Deployments
26:53 Final thoughts

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Oct 17, 2025

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