Welcome to [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/), a Git-based fully featured
platform for software development!
GitLab offers the most scalable Git-based fully integrated platform for software development, with flexible products and subscription plans:
GitLab offers the most scalable Git-based fully integrated platform for software development, with flexible products and subscription plans.
-**GitLab Community Edition (CE)** is an [open source product](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/),
self-hosted, free to use. Every feature available in GitLab CE is also available on GitLab Enterprise Edition (Starter and Premium) and GitLab.com.
-**GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE)** is an [open-core product](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/),
self-hosted, fully featured solution of GitLab, available under distinct [subscriptions](https://about.gitlab.com/products/): **GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter (EES)**, **GitLab Enterprise Edition Premium (EEP)**, and **GitLab Enterprise Edition Ultimate (EEU)**.
-**GitLab.com**: SaaS GitLab solution, with [free and paid subscriptions](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-com/). GitLab.com is hosted by GitLab, Inc., and administrated by GitLab (users don't have access to admin settings).
With GitLab self-hosted, you deploy your own GitLab instance on-premises or on a private cloud of your choice. GitLab self-hosted is available for [free and with paid subscriptions](https://about.gitlab.com/products/): Libre, Starter, Premium, and Ultimate.
> **GitLab EE** contains all features available in **GitLab CE**,
plus premium features available in each version: **Enterprise Edition Starter**
(**EES**), **Enterprise Edition Premium** (**EEP**), and **Enterprise Edition Ultimate**
(**EEU**). Everything available in **EES** is also available in **EEP**. Every feature
available in **EEP** is also available in **EEU**.
GitLab.com is our SaaS offering. It's hosted, managed, and administered by GitLab, with [free and paid plans](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-com/) for individuals and teams: Free, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
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Shortcuts to GitLab's most visited docs:
## Shortcuts to GitLab's most visited docs
| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md) | Other |
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-[GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md): Build, test, and deploy your static website with GitLab Pages.
-[Groups](user/group/index.md): Organize your projects in groups.
-[Subgroups](user/group/subgroups/index.md)
-**(EEU)**[Epics](user/group/epics/index.md)
-**(EES/EEP)**[Contribution Analytics](user/group/contribution_analytics/index.md): See detailed statistics of group contributors.
-**(Ultimate)**[Epics](user/group/epics/index.md)
-**(Starter/Premium)**[Contribution Analytics](user/group/contribution_analytics/index.md): See detailed statistics of group contributors.
-[Search through GitLab](user/search/index.md): Search for issues, merge requests, projects, groups, todos, and issues in Issue Boards.
-**(EES/EEP)**[Advanced Global Search](user/search/advanced_global_search.md): Leverage Elasticsearch for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.
-**(EES/EEP)**[Advanced Syntax Search](user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md): Use advanced queries for more targeted search results.
-**(Starter/Premium)**[Advanced Global Search](user/search/advanced_global_search.md): Leverage Elasticsearch for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.
-**(Starter/Premium)**[Advanced Syntax Search](user/search/advanced_search_syntax.md): Use advanced queries for more targeted search results.
-[Snippets](user/snippets.md): Snippets allow you to create little bits of code.
-[Wikis](user/project/wiki/index.md): Enhance your repository documentation with built-in wikis.
-[GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md): Build, test, and deploy your static website with GitLab Pages.
-**(EEP)**[GitLab Service Desk](user/project/service_desk.md): A simple way to allow people to create issues in your GitLab instance without needing their own user account.
-**(Premium)**[GitLab Service Desk](user/project/service_desk.md): A simple way to allow people to create issues in your GitLab instance without needing their own user account.
-[Work In Progress Merge Requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md)
-[Merge Request discussion resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-discussion-to-a-new-issue): Resolve discussions, move discussions in a merge request to an issue, only allow merge requests to be merged if all discussions are resolved.
-**(EES/EEP)**[Merge Request approval](user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md): Make sure every merge request is approved by one or more people before getting merged.
-**(EEU)**[Static Application Security Testing](user/project/merge_requests/sast.md): Scan your code for vulnerabilities and display the results in merge requests.
-**(Starter/Premium)**[Merge Request approval](user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md): Make sure every merge request is approved by one or more people before getting merged.
-**(Ultimate)**[Static Application Security Testing](user/project/merge_requests/sast.md): Scan your code for vulnerabilities and display the results in merge requests.
-[Todos](workflow/todos.md): A chronological list of to-dos that are waiting for your input, all in a simple dashboard.
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-[GitLab CI](ci/README.md): Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment with GitLab.
-[Auto Deploy](ci/autodeploy/index.md): Configure GitLab CI for the deployment of your application.
-[Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md): Preview changes to your app right from a merge request.
-**(EEP)**[Deploy Boards](user/project/deploy_boards.md): View of the current health and status of each CI environment running on Kubernetes, displaying the status of the pods in the deployment.
-**(EEP)**[Canary Deployments](user/project/canary_deployments.md): A popular CI strategy, where a small portion of the fleet is updated to the new version first.
-**(Premium)**[Deploy Boards](user/project/deploy_boards.md): View of the current health and status of each CI environment running on Kubernetes, displaying the status of the pods in the deployment.
-**(Premium)**[Canary Deployments](user/project/canary_deployments.md): A popular CI strategy, where a small portion of the fleet is updated to the new version first.
-[GitLab Cycle Analytics](user/project/cycle_analytics.md): Cycle Analytics measures the time it takes to go from an [idea to production](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/#from-idea-to-production-with-gitlab) for each project you have.
-[GitLab Container Registry](user/project/container_registry.md): Learn how to use GitLab's built-in Container Registry.
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-[Project Services](user/project/integrations/project_services.md): Integrate a project with external services, such as CI and chat.
-[GitLab Integration](integration/README.md): Integrate with multiple third-party services with GitLab to allow external issue trackers and external authentication.
-[Trello Power-Up](integration/trello_power_up.md): Integrate with GitLab's Trello Power-Up
-**(EEP)**[JIRA Development Panel](integration/jira_development_panel.md): See GitLab information in the JIRA Development Panel
-**(Premium)**[JIRA Development Panel](integration/jira_development_panel.md): See GitLab information in the JIRA Development Panel
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## Administrator documentation
[Administration documentation](administration/index.md) applies to admin users of GitLab
