To create a project in GitLab:
- On the top bar, select Menu > Project > Create new project
- Select Create blank project
- Enter the project details:
- In the Project name field, enter the name of your project. You can use spaces, hyphens, underscores, and emoji. You cannot use special characters. After you enter the name, the Project slug populates
- In the Project slug field, enter the path to your project. The GitLab instance uses the slug as the URL path to the project. To change the slug, first enter the project name, then change the slug
- In the Project description (optional) field, enter the description of your project’s dashboard
- To modify the project’s viewing and access rights for users, change the Visibility Level
To create README file so that the Git repository is initialized, has a default branch, and can be cloned, select Initialize repository with a README
It is recommended that the projects are shared within the group. Otherwise, the repository URL address will contain the login of the user who created it and will limit the availability of codes
- Select Create project