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The GitLab integration connects Kestrel to your GitLab projects, enabling GitOps deployments and Infrastructure-as-Code remediation through merge requests.

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Prerequisites

  • Organization Admin role in Kestrel
  • GitLab account with access to the target projects

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Setup

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Connect GitLab via OAuth

  1. Navigate to Integrations → CI/CD in your Kestrel dashboard
  2. Click Connect GitLab
  3. Authorize Kestrel in the GitLab OAuth page
  4. You’re redirected back to the Kestrel dashboard
2

Sync projects

  1. Click the GitLab card to expand it
  2. Click Add Projects
  3. Select the GitLab projects you want to manage
  4. Click Sync Projects
3

Configure IaC repositories (optional)

  1. Click Configure IaC on a synced GitLab project
  2. Select the IaC type: Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
  3. Set the root path
  4. Optionally link a cloud account (AWS or OCI)
  5. Click Enable IaC

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How It’s Used

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In Workflows

Action blocks:
  • Create Merge Request — open a merge request with specified source branch, title, and description
  • Create Issue — create a GitLab issue with labels, assignees, and description
  • Trigger Pipeline — trigger a CI/CD pipeline run on a specified branch
  • Wait for Pipeline — block workflow execution until a pipeline run completes
  • Get Pipeline Status — retrieve the current status of a CI/CD pipeline
  • Wait for MR Approval — block workflow execution until a merge request is approved
  • Wait for MR Merge — block workflow execution until a merge request is merged
Example: A workflow triggered by an incident creates a merge request with a fix, triggers the CI pipeline, waits for it to pass, and then waits for MR approval before notifying the team.

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In Incident Response

  • YAML fix MRs — click Create Merge Request on any AI-generated Kubernetes fix to open an MR with the change
  • IaC remediation — when Kestrel detects a cloud misconfiguration, it identifies the Terraform file managing that resource and opens an MR with the fix
  • Knowledge source — repository content provides context during incident investigation

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In Cloud AI Copilot

  • Deploy AI-generated configurations via merge request from the chat interface
  • Browse repository contents for IaC and Kubernetes manifests

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Disconnecting

Disconnecting GitLab removes all synced projects and their IaC configurations. This action cannot be undone.
  1. Click the GitLab card to expand it
  2. Click Disconnect
  3. Confirm the disconnection