# How do I use my GitLab server?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-do-i-use-my-gitlab-server

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "GitLab is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Open the link in the **Site address** row and sign in with the details from the **Login** and **Password** rows.

## First steps

1. Create your first project with **New project**.
2. Add your SSH key from your profile. Git uses port **22**.

## CI/CD

To run jobs you need to install GitLab Runner. Installing it on the same server strains memory, so a separate small server is recommended.

## Good to know

- New account sign-up is turned off during installation. To turn it on, select **Admin** at the top right, then go to **Settings, General, New user account restrictions**.
- GitLab's docs take 16 GB as the baseline for a single server and give at least 8 GB for memory-constrained installs. This install keeps Puma and Sidekiq small and turns monitoring off. It adds no swap, as the docs recommend keeping swap off. The settings are in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`.
- For disk, the docs ask for 40 GB plus the total size of your repositories.
- After changing a setting, run `gitlab-ctl reconfigure`.

**No server yet?** [Order a server with GitLab installed](https://www.seturack.com/en/gitlab-vps): you choose the size and pay for what you choose.