ChatOps on GitLab.com
ChatOps on GitLab.com allows GitLab team members to run various automation tasks on GitLab.com using Slack.
Requesting access
GitLab team-members may need access to ChatOps on GitLab.com for administration tasks such as:
- Configuring feature flags.
- Running
EXPLAIN
queries against the GitLab.com production replica. - Get deployment status of all of our environments or for a specific commit:
/chatops run auto_deploy status [commit_sha]
To request access to ChatOps on GitLab.com:
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Sign in to Internal GitLab for Operations with one of the following methods:
- The same username you use on GitLab.com. You may have to choose a different username later.
- Clicking the Sign in with Google button to sign in with your GitLab.com email address.
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Confirm that your username in Internal GitLab for Operations is the same as your username in GitLab.com. If the usernames don't match, update the username in User Settings/Account for the Ops instance.
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Comment in your onboarding issue, and tag your onboarding buddy and your manager. Request they add you to the
ops
ChatOps project by running this command in the#chat-ops-test
Slack channel, replacing<username>
with your username:/chatops run member add <username> gitlab-com/chatops --ops
Hi <__BUDDY_HANDLE__> and <__MANAGER_HANDLE__>, could you please add me to the ChatOps project in Ops by running this command: `/chatops run member add <username> gitlab-com/chatops --ops` in the `#chat-ops-test` Slack channel? Thanks in advance.
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Ensure you've set up two-factor authentication.
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After you're added to the ChatOps project, run this command to check your user status and ensure you can execute commands in the
#chat-ops-test
Slack channel:/chatops run user find <username>
The bot guides you through the process of allowing your user to execute commands in the
#chat-ops-test
Slack channel. -
If you had to change your username for GitLab.com on the first step, make sure to reflect this information on the team page.