For those using FreeIPA for user authentication, integrating GitLab with FreeIPA is also viable. Install Gitlab CE on CentOS 7 / Fedora 29 / Fedora 28Īfter the installation, you might be interested in securing your GitLab Server with SSL Certificate. Now it’s time to click the big green button.Install Gitlab CE on Ubuntu 18.04 / Debian 9

Paste in the URL, select the radio button for 'Let me select individual events', and check the events that you wish to send to Slack. For each repository that you wish to integrate with that channel, go to the repository’s settings, and add a webhook integration (not a service integration). Copy that URL, update/customize the names and icons and other settings in Slack as you see fit, then pop over to GitHub. Slack now gives you a WebHook URL that you can take to GitHub and add manually. Now for the important part! Instead of clicking the big green button that your eye and mouse are inevitably drawn to, read the fine print above it, and click the link to 'switch to unauthed mode'.

Next, click 'Add Configuration' to add a new Github->Slack channel integration, and select the channel you want notifications in. Search the integrations for 'github', and select the GitHub integration. Fortunately, there is a relatively easy way around this!įirst, add an integration to your channel like you normally would (I go into the channel, find the gear icon, and click 'Add an app or integration'). Depending on your level of paranoia, this may not ideal. However, the default settings for this require you to give Slack write-permissions on all your public/private repos. Slack has a great integration with GitHub, allowing you to have a bot post all kinds of GitHub activity into your slack channels.

Github slack integration