Self-hosted GitLab CE,
fully managed.
Full self-hosted Git plus CI/CD. Honest requirement: it wants 8 GB, and we will say so before you order.
Billed yearly on a 8 GB server, or $32 month to month. GitLab CE itself is $0.
- Daily snapshots
- Free migration
- 500% SLA
- 4.4 on Trustpilot
- 500% SLA credited automatically
- Engineers 24/7, real humans
- Free migration of your GitLab CE
- Since 2001, independent
At a glance
GitLab CE here, in four lines.
What it is, what we install, what management covers and what it needs. The rest of this page is detail.
- What it is
- GitLab CE is the whole DevOps platform self-hosted: Git, merge requests, issue boards, CI/CD with runners, and a container registry, in one (famously resource-hungry) Omnibus package.
- What we install
- The playbook deploys GitLab CE via the official Omnibus package with external URL and HTTPS configured, mail through the MailChannels relay (when added), backup jobs ready for the optional Dual Backups path, and the sysctl and memory settings GitLab actually requires.
- What managed covers
- OS, package, and platform updates on GitLab's release cadence with a snapshot before each; daily snapshots and optional Dual Backups of repositories and the database; monitoring tuned for GitLab's appetite; the managed firewall and deliverable email.
- What it needs
- 8 GB RAM
Fits on SC-8GB, from $26.67/mo. Bigger sizes leave room for the apps you stack beside it.
Your options
Three ways to run GitLab CE.
Installing GitLab CE is the easy part. The real question is who keeps it running.
| Do it yourselfOn any unmanaged VPS | One-click imageAt most clouds | RemarkableCloudManaged GitLab CE, from $26.67/mo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installing GitLab CE | You: dependencies, database, HTTPS | Preinstalled once, then it is yours | Deployed by a tested playbook, database and HTTPS wired |
| Updates | You | You | Us, with a snapshot first |
| Monitoring and security | You | You | Us, 24/7: monitoring, firewall and IDS |
| Backups | You | Usually a paid add-on | Daily snapshots included, Dual Backups optional |
| Other apps on the server | Yours to wire up | One app per server | As many as fit, $0 each |
| When something breaks | You fix it | You fix it | Our engineers fix it, day or night |
Built for
What people run on GitLab CE here.
On your own server, using it more never costs more.
The full DevOps platform, private
Repos, CI/CD, registry and issues in one GitLab that answers only to your team.
CI/CD with your own runners
Pipelines on dedicated CPU, containers built and shipped without minute-metering.
Compliance-bound source code
Some contracts require code on infrastructure you control. This is that, verbatim.
Package and container registry
Publish internal packages and images beside the code that builds them.
Stack it
GitLab CE works better with company.
Everything here can run on the same server as GitLab CE, at $0 per app. The server only needs the room.
Pick your server
Choose the size. GitLab CE is $0.
GitLab CE needs 8 GB. Bigger servers leave room for the apps you stack beside it. Every size is fully managed, and you can resize in minutes.
SC-8GB
The right size for GitLab CE
$32 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 8 GB RAM
- 4 vCPU
- 200 GB NVMe
- 20 TB transfer
SC-16GB
GitLab CE plus a few more apps
$64 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 16 GB RAM
- 6 vCPU
- 400 GB NVMe
- 40 TB transfer
SC-24GB
A fuller stack beside GitLab CE
$96 month to monthSave 17% yearly
- 24 GB RAM
- 8 vCPU
- 600 GB NVMe
- 60 TB transfer
The details
GitLab CE here, in plain words.
Straight answers to what people ask before they choose where to run it.
What does managed GitLab hosting include?
The full Omnibus GitLab kept updated, backed up, and monitored on a server sized for it, plus mail that delivers and a firewall that is watched. Everything gitlab.com charges per user for, at the flat price of one capable server.
How big a server does GitLab really need?
GitLab's own minimum is 8 GB of RAM, and it means it, which is why the catalog lists 8 GB and the order flow will not pretend otherwise. A small team on SC-8GB is comfortable; add runners or heavy CI and SC-16GB is the honest pick. We would rather size you right than sell you a slow GitLab.
Do CI runners work?
Yes. A runner on the same server suits light pipelines; busier teams put runners on a second small server so CI cannot starve the main instance, and both stay inside one managed relationship.
GitLab CE or Gitea?
GitLab when you want the integrated everything: boards, environments, registry, approvals. Gitea when you want Git plus CI in a tenth of the footprint. Both are in this catalog; the honest difference is 8 GB versus 1 GB, and we will say so.
FAQ
GitLab CE hosting, answered.
Still deciding? These are the questions we hear most.
Is 8 GB really the minimum?
Yes, per GitLab's own documentation, and our experience agrees. Below it, GitLab swaps and crawls. The order flow sizes for reality.
Do you handle GitLab upgrades?
Yes, on the maintained release line, snapshot first, respecting GitLab's required upgrade paths between versions. Skipped-version jumps are planned, not improvised.
Are backups GitLab-aware?
Yes: the playbook wires gitlab-backup into the schedule and keeps the artifacts alongside the full-server snapshots, shipping them offsite when Dual Backups is added.
Why does GitLab need 8 GB minimum?
Omnibus GitLab bundles Rails, Postgres, Redis, Gitaly and Sidekiq; 8 GB is GitLab's own honest floor for a small team, and CI runners are happier with more or on a second server.
Do updates come through you or GitLab?
The Omnibus package updates through the official repository on your schedule; on Fully Managed we apply and verify them for you, with a snapshot before each jump.
Is this GitLab CE on a VPS or on shared hosting?
A VPS. GitLab CE runs on your own private virtual server with dedicated, non-oversold resources and its own IP. You get real isolation and performance, with the setup, TLS and hardening handled for you.
Can I run other apps on the same server?
Yes. Add any other catalog app to this server from your client area, one click each, no per-app charge. How much fits is a question of RAM, and resizing is minutes.
Do you migrate my existing GitLab CE?
Yes, migration help is free. Open a ticket with access to the current setup and we move it, verify it, and hand it back running. Nothing switches until you approve.
Can I upgrade or downgrade the plan later?
Anytime. Plans resize from the client area in minutes, annual billing keeps its flat 17% discount at every size, and there is never a fee to change tiers.
GitLab CE runs. You sleep.
Managed GitLab CE from $26.67/mo, free migration and a 30-day money-back guarantee.