git-sigil/gitlab/2_create_remote_repo_gitlab_ubuntu.md

📘 2_create_remote_repo_gitlab_ubuntu.md

## 📘 `2_create_remote_repo_gitlab_ubuntu.md`

### 📌 Purpose

Create a new GitLab repository and push your local Ubuntu project to it using the CLI.

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### 🪐 Step-by-Step

#### Step 1: Install GitLab CLI

```bash
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/profclems/glab/trunk/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash

Step 2: Authenticate GitLab CLI

glab auth login

Choose:

• GitLab.com or custom instance
• Paste your Personal Access Token when prompted

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Step 3: Initialize your project

mkdir myproject
cd myproject
git init
echo "# My Project" > README.md
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

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Step 4: Create GitLab repository via CLI

glab repo create myproject --visibility public --confirm

This:

• Creates the GitLab repo
• Links it to your local repo
• Adds origin remote

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Step 5: Push to GitLab

git push -u origin master

✅ From now on, git push will work as expected.

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