Manage projects hosted on GitLab
Clone a GitLab project
You can clone a project that you want to contribute to directly from IntelliJ IDEA and create a new project based on it.
Before cloning a project, make sure you have logged in to your GitLab account.
Use one of the options to open the Clone Repository dialog:
Go to .
If you already have a project open, go to .
On the Welcome screen, click the Clone Repository button.
Specify the URL of the project you want to clone.
In the Directory field, enter the path to the folder where your local Git project will be created.
Click Clone.
Share a project on GitLab
You can add a remote GitLab repository for your local project so that others can view it or contribute to it.
Before sharing your project, make sure you have logged in to your GitLab account.
Open your local project.
If your project is already tracked by Git, go to in the main menu.
If you have not enabled Version Control Integration yet, go to in the main menu.
In the dialog that opens, select your GitLab account and namespace. You can also change the repository name (by default, it is the same as the project name), the name of a remote (by default, origin), choose the repository type (public or private), and add some description if needed:
Click Share.
Once the project is published, you can always open it in browser by selecting in the main menu.