Choose this option to create a new, blank Git repository on the GitLab server. Teams of developers use a Git repository to perform the following tasks: Track their files and their commit histories.

This tutorial explains how to use the git remote add origin command to connect a local project or repository to a service like GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.

The new GitHub integration allows developers to set up their projects in GitLab and connect them to a GitHub repository.

Many large enterprise customers are standardizing on GitLab CI, Pundsack said, but still use GitHub for some source code management. This new integration should help those customers, he said.