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Self-hosted GitLab as a first-class integration

· drobek team

Self-hosted GitLab is common at companies that take source-code sovereignty seriously. Drobek treats it as a first-class integration, not "we technically support it via API tokens".

What works out of the box

  • OAuth or PAT — either authentication mode, your choice per installation.
  • Custom CA bundle — paste your private root cert into the installation form, drobek loads it for outbound HTTPS.
  • MR + pipeline verification — same engine as GitHub, different API client. Tasks transition to done only when the MR merges and the pipeline is green.

Self-hosted ≠ second-class

Some integrations forget that self-hosted installs differ in URL, cert, and auth. We don't. The integration card prompts for the host URL, the auth mode, and (optionally) the CA bundle. After that, the experience is identical to GitLab.com or GitHub.

What's not supported

GitHub Enterprise Server. We do not have an installation flow for it yet. If that matters for your team, drop a note via the contact links on tomasgrasl.cz.

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