
What we’re about
GitLab is an open-core company that develops software for the software development lifecycle used by more than 100,000 organizations and has an active community of more than 2200 contributors. With GitLab, everyone can contribute.
With that in mind, we created this global virtual meetup group to help community members connect with and learn from other members of our global community. We hope you'll join us for the following:
- GitLab Virtual Meetups
- GitLab Office Hours
The goals of this group are to grow our community, better engage with and increase connections within the GitLab community, increase awareness of GitLab, and better educate the technology community about the power of our platform.
As I mentioned earlier, at GitLab we believe everyone can contribute. Attending our virtual meetups is a great first step. We also when community members present at GitLab meetups or share ideas for topics. Let us know if you’re interested in being a featured speaker at a future remote meetup or would like to propose a topic.
All members of this group are expected to follow GitLab's Community Code of Conduct. Please review the Code of Conduct before joining the group.
If you need to report a violation, email [conduct@gitlab.com](mailto:conduct@gitlab.com).
To learn more about GitLab, please visit about.gitlab.com.
Note: GitLab is all-remote; we don't have an office which made picking a location for this group a bit tricky. We choose San Francisco since we have a PO box there but we might move the group around from time-to-time for fun. :)
Upcoming events
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GitLab Community Office Hours
•OnlineOnlinePlease join Discord for the Zoom details (in the #contribute channel).
Come and join GitLab team members and the wider community tackling some live coding/pairing.
Bring your issues/merge requests to the table, observe or interact, all are welcome!2 attendees
GitLab Community Office Hours
•OnlineOnlinePlease join Discord for the Zoom details (in the #contribute channel).
Come and join GitLab team members and the wider community tackling some live coding/pairing.
This session is for community contributors. For example, you can:
- Get help getting started/set up
- Pair program
- Ask questions about contributing
- Meet other GitLab community contributors!
This session is not for:
- Job referrals
- Sales questions
- UX studies7 attendees
GitLab Community Office Hours
•OnlineOnlinePlease join Discord for the Zoom details (in the #contribute channel).
Come and join GitLab team members and the wider community tackling some live coding/pairing.
Bring your issues/merge requests to the table, observe or interact, all are welcome!2 attendees
GitLab October 2025 Hackathon
•OnlineOnlineGet together with the GitLab community to contribute, learn and win exciting prizes. Join us from January 22nd 2025 through January 28th 2025!
The Hackathon is a virtual event open to anyone interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, UX designs, and more to GitLab. Participating in GitLab's Hackathon allows you to work on issues that matter to you and advance your skills/experience while joining a global, diverse, inclusive team of contributors and GitLab team members. The Hackathon is scheduled to run for 7 days, to be inclusive. This accommodates participants who contribute during both their work hours and free time.
NEW for this hackathon:
The scoring will be aligned with the individual leaderboard, recognizing all contribution types, including:
- Issue, note, label, and closing points
- Event and content points
- Forum and Discord points
- Translation points
- Bonus points
All activities on the hackathon leaderboard will be awarded at the same point value as activities on the main leaderboard.
To receive any points for the hackathon, contributors must merge at least 1 MR during the hackathon.
Ready to get started?
RSVP to this event.
Visit the Hackathon page for details.
Request access to our community forks.
Join the conversation on Discord.
Check out our platform for contributors.27 attendees
Past events
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