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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.

Actions:

  • 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
  • POC
    • Get a GCP project created for hosting workspaces cluster
    • Get/assign a DNS domain for the cluster purposes
      • gitlab-community.dev?
    • Build out a POC cluster following IAC principles
      • Configure sudo access
    • Test cluster internally
    • Add test users to POC cluster
      • Core team
      • others?
  • Implementation
    • Figure out any gaps for 'main go live'
    • Fill in gaps
    • Add gitlab-community to cluster agent access
    • Set up feedback issue
  • Documentation
    • Add 'getting started' page in docs
Edited by Raimund Hook