# sameersbn/docker-gitlab

Dockerized GitLab

Repository: https://github.com/sameersbn/docker-gitlab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-gitlab
Homepage: http://www.damagehead.com/docker-gitlab/
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: docker, docker-image, containers, git, gitlab, gitlab-ce, code-hosting
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:49:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4714, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 187}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8102, forks 2136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:12.836205+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker image that packages GitLab Community Edition with PostgreSQL and Redis for easy self-hosted deployment. It provides extensive configuration options including SSL, backups, and OAuth integrations via environment variables.

## Use cases
- self-host gitlab on my own server
- run gitlab with docker-compose
- deploy a private git server in containers
- set up gitlab ce with postgres and redis
- host code repositories on-premise
- spin up gitlab quickly for testing

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted GitLab instance without manual installation
- you prefer containerized deployment with docker-compose
- you need configurable SSL, backups, and external auth providers
- you want to run GitLab on any Linux host with Docker

## When to avoid
- you want the official GitLab omnibus package or Helm chart
- you need managed GitLab (gitlab.com or SaaS)
- you cannot run Docker on your infrastructure
- you need a lightweight git server like Gitea instead of full GitLab

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: container-runtime, self-hosted, deployment, version-control, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, version-control, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cloud
- tags: docker-image, gitlab-ce, git-hosting, code-hosting, docker-compose, devops, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- sameersbn/docker-gitlab (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.836205+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:30:42.227678+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sameersbn/docker-gitlab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.836205+00:00, sha c96de98792c3)
  - homepage: http://www.damagehead.com/docker-gitlab/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:44.380051+00:00, sha 5138cc050005)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.