Create remote development workspace for GDK to replace GitPod
Context: GitPod is sunsetting their Saas offering (GitPod Classic). https://www.gitpod.io/blog/introducing-gitpod-flex-faq. We need to create an alternative remote development environment for first time contributors and other people not comfortable or able to proceed with local or docker installation.
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Competitive research - dogfood GitLab Workspaces -
"Test out" current state -
Deploy sandbox workspaces environment to follow docs and get familiar with the current state of the feature
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POC -
Get a GCP project created for hosting workspaces cluster -
Get/assign a DNS domain for the cluster purposes -
gitlab-community.dev
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Build out a POC cluster following IAC principles -
Configure sudo access
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Test cluster internally -
Add test users to POC cluster -
Core team -
others?
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Implementation -
Figure out any gaps for 'main go live' -
Fill in gaps -
Add gitlab-community to cluster agent access -
Set up feedback issue
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Documentation -
Add 'getting started' page in docs
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Edited by Raimund Hook