How to...setup a Gitlab Folder?

Before beginning you will need to follow these steps to create a Personal Access Token (PAT) in GitLab. You can read more about these here.

Databricks Git Folders

Whilst notebooks have their own in-built source control letting you see the version history of all changes, GitLab offers much more functionality when it comes to project collaboration and source control.

Step-by-step

Link your Git account to your Databricks user workspace.
Enter your GitLab PAT in Databricks under User Settings > Linked accounts.
In Git provider username or email, enter your email address and select GitLab.
Navigate to your homepage in your user workspace in the Databricks workspace you wish to clone the repo in.
Select "Git folder" from the Create tab

Switch to the GitLab repo page to clone the repo via HTTPS
Open the Code dropdown menu

Copy the git clone HTTPS URL to clipboard

Click the "Git repository URL" field and paste in the HTTPS URL

Select GitLab as the Git provider, and configure the folder name you wish to use in your local directory.

Click "Create Git folder"

Click the "Git provider email" field and enter your GitLab user email address.

Click the "Token" field and add your GitLab user's PAT.

Click "Save"

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