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GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

The complete DevOps platform, self-hosted in your own Azure subscription: Git repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, and a container registry. This image boots the GitLab CE Omnibus package pre-installed on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with data residency and access control entirely under your governance.

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Version: GitLab CE 17.x (Omnibus)Platform: Ubuntu 24.04 LTSPorts: 80/443 (web), 22 (Git over SSH)Category: DevOps & Kubernetes

What's included

GitLab CE Omnibus — repos, MRs, CI/CD, container registry
All data stays inside your subscription and region
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with automatic security updates
Trusted Launch: Secure Boot + vTPM supported
Pair with GitLab Runner VMs to scale CI capacity
Backs up with the built-in gitlab-backup tooling

Quick start

Open http://<VM-IP>/ in your browser (allow a few minutes on first boot while GitLab reconfigures).
Sign in as `root` with the initial password (see command below), then change it immediately.
Set the external URL in /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb, run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure`, and add your users and first project.

Get your admin password (one time)

ssh <your-username>@<VM-IP>
sudo cat /etc/gitlab/initial_root_password

Every image ships without any shared or default password — a unique admin credential is generated for your VM on first boot. Change it after first sign-in.

Common use cases

Self-hosted source control with compliance requirements
Private CI/CD for regulated teams
Container registry close to your AKS clusters
Migration path off SaaS Git hosting

Why our images

Freshly rebuilt against the latest security advisories, no shared default credentials, Trusted Launch support, and automatic OS security updates — everything runs in your own Azure subscription under your governance.

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