GitLab

Firefly integrates with GitLab to connect your infrastructure code repositories with your cloud resources. This integration enables powerful features like tracing cloud resources back to their defining code ("Jump to Code") and automatically creating Merge Requests for newly codified resources and drift remediation.

Prerequisites

• A GitLab account with access to your infrastructure repositories.

• Appropriate permissions to create Personal Access Tokens.

• Repositories containing Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC files you want to connect to Firefly.

Setup Procedure

1. Login to your GitLab account and to create a personal access token.

2. Click User Settings > Access Tokens.

3. Enter a Token name and Expiration date.

4. Click both of the following scopes:

   • api.

   • read_repository.

5. Click Create token.

6. Copy the token.

7. In Firefly, click Settings > Integrations.

8. Click Add New > GitLab (under version control integrations).

9. Enter a descriptive name into the Nickname field.

10. Paste the token into the Token field.

11. If you are using GitLab on-premises, enter the GitLab instance URL into the Instance URL field.

12. Click Next.

13. Click Done.

Features Enabled

• Jump to Code: Trace resources in your cloud inventory back to the GitLab file and specific line that defines them.

• Automated Merge Requests: When Firefly codifies an unmanaged resource, it can commit the new infrastructure code as a Merge Request.

• IaC Tracking: Firefly maintains awareness of which resources are defined in code and which are not.

• Drift Remediation: Firefly can detect drift between the code and the actual resources and create a Merge Request to fix it.