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Implementation Guide

🚀 Overview

This section provides comprehensive implementation guidance for setting up and deploying the AI-enhanced GitLab development environment, including prerequisites, setup instructions, and configuration details.

📚 Implementation Documents

Prerequisites

Essential requirements before starting: - Required tools and software - System requirements (hardware/OS) - Network configuration - Authentication setup - Verification checklist

Setup Guide

Step-by-step installation process: - Environment preparation - Service configuration - Docker Compose deployment - GitLab initialization - MCP server setup - Health verification

Docker Compose Configuration

Container orchestration details: - Service definitions - Network configuration - Volume management - Environment variables - Scaling considerations

IDE Configuration

Development environment setup: - VSCode/Codium extension installation - MCP client configuration - GitLab integration setup - Workflow customization - Troubleshooting guide

Contributing Guidelines

Project contribution information: - Development standards - Pull request process - Issue reporting - Code of conduct - Community guidelines

🛠️ Quick Start

  1. Check Prerequisites → ../prerequisites.md
  2. Follow Setup Guide → setup.md
  3. Configure Docker → docker-compose.md
  4. Setup IDE → ide-config.md
  5. Verify Installation → Health checks and testing

🔧 Configuration Overview

Environment Variables

Bash
# Core Services
GITLAB_URL=http://localhost:8080
GITLAB_TOKEN=your-access-token
MCP_SERVER_PORT=3000

# AI Integration
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-key

# Database
POSTGRES_DB=gitlabhq_production
POSTGRES_USER=gitlab
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secure-password

Service Architecture

graph TB subgraph "Development Environment" A[VSCode/Codium] B[MCP Client] end subgraph "Docker Environment" C[MCP Server] D[GitLab CE] E[PostgreSQL] F[Redis] end subgraph "External Services" G[AI Models] H[GitLab.com] end A --> B B --> C C --> D C --> G D --> E D --> F D --> H

🎯 Implementation Phases

Phase 1: Basic Setup

  • Install prerequisites
  • Configure Docker Compose
  • Deploy core services
  • Verify connectivity

Phase 2: Integration

  • Configure IDE extensions
  • Set up GitLab webhooks
  • Test AI assistance
  • Validate workflows

Phase 3: Optimization

  • Performance tuning
  • Security hardening
  • Monitoring setup
  • Documentation updates

📊 Health Checks

Service Verification

Bash
# GitLab health
curl http://localhost:8080/-/health

# MCP server health
curl http://localhost:3000/health

# Database connectivity
docker-compose exec postgresql pg_isready -U gitlab

Performance Monitoring

  • Response times < 2s for AI assistance
  • GitLab availability > 99.9%
  • Database connection pool utilization
  • Container resource usage

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