GitLab CE 1.0 Release

Dmitriy Zaporozhets releases the first version of GitLab Community Edition (CE), offering a self-hosted Git repository management solution.

Significance

This marked the birth of GitLab as an open-source project, providing a much-needed alternative for developers seeking more control over their code hosting.

Key facts

Date
2011-10-08
Type
release
Location
Kharkiv, Ukraine (online release)