Version Control Systems Training in Gaia

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level developers and DevOps engineers who wish to acquire practical expertise in Git and Azure DevOps. The focus lies on branch management, merge strategies, conflict resolution, and the effective utilization of graphical clients.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand fundamental Git concepts and workflows.
• Effectively manage branches and merges in collaborative environments.
• Resolve conflicts using best practices in real-life scenarios.
• Utilize graphical clients (SourceTree and GitKraken) for Git management.
• Perform practical Git operations both from the console and graphical interfaces.
• Work with Git in Azure DevOps for repository integration and version control.

This instructor-led live training in Gaia (online or on-site) targets intermediate to advanced professionals seeking to apply GitLab for advanced CI/CD workflows, project structuring, and collaborative development using the Free edition of GitLab.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement advanced GitLab CI/CD pipelines with custom runners and reusable templates.
• Organize projects effectively using groups and namespaces.
• Collaborate on code, issues, and documentation with Markdown and GitLab tools.
• Apply GitLab Pages, release workflows, and secure configurations in real-world projects.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at software engineers and anyone who wishes to learn how to use Gerrit as a Git repository and perform code reviews.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how Gerrit works and how to manage the Gerrit web interface.
• Learn good practices for using Gerrit in handling code review workflows.
• Administer and configure a Gerrit project.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level developers and DevOps professionals seeking to enhance the security, governance, and automation of their GitHub environments, with a particular focus on enterprise contexts.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Configure and manage GitHub security settings and repository access.
• Implement security best practices using GitHub tools such as Dependabot and CodeQL.
• Create, reuse, and maintain GitHub Actions and workflows.
• Monitor and audit activity for compliance and governance at scale.

This instructor-led, live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is designed for DevOps engineers who wish to employ Kubernetes and GitLab to automate the DevOps lifecycle.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Automate application builds, tests, and deployments.
• Create an automated build infrastructure.
• Deploy an application to a containerized cloud environment.

Targeted at developers, DevOps engineers, technical leads, and engineering teams who already possess practical experience with Git and GitHub, this advanced, hands-on course concentrates on sophisticated collaboration workflows. Key areas of focus include repository governance, GitHub Actions, CI/CD integration, security measures, and automation.

Gitea is a lightweight, open-source solution for self-hosted Git services, offering repository management, code review capabilities, issue tracking, and CI/CD integration. It has emerged as a preferred alternative to GitHub and GitLab.com for teams seeking full control over their source code, free from third-party terms of service or export limitations.

This instructor-led live training in Gaia (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and software engineers who are new to GitHub's platform and want to employ its features along with Git for better versioning and management of an enterprise application's source code.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Setup and configure an account for accessing GitHub's web-based platform.
• Understand how Git's system works and grasp the concepts foundational to GitHub.
• Create and manage GitHub repositories while implementing Git workflows.
• Execute source code changes inside GitHub and sync revisions that were done outside the platform.
• Operate Pull Requests, Tags, Releases, and other fundamental GitHub components.
• Perform version control functionalities based on Git and utilize GitHub's bash environment.
• Create repository branches for resolving project defects together with the team.
• Grasp and familiarize themselves with Git and GitHub's structure for better programming practice.

GitLab Self-Managed represents the on-premises deployment of GitLab's comprehensive DevSecOps platform, encompassing source code management, CI/CD, container registry, security scanning, and monitoring capabilities. It serves as the benchmark for organisations seeking the full suite of GitLab features without reliance on SaaS models or permitting data to exit their internal network.

Woodpecker CI is a straightforward yet robust continuous integration engine tailored specifically for self-hosted Git forges such as Gitea and Forgejo. It delivers a lightweight, Docker-native CI/CD experience, avoiding the complexity and licensing costs associated with enterprise CI platforms.