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title: GitLab
description: Follow these steps to configure OpenLM to monitor license usage and retrieve statistics from GitLab.
product: OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy)
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> **OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy).** This page documents the legacy product, not OpenLM Platform.

Follow these steps to configure OpenLM to monitor license usage and retrieve statistics from GitLab.

## Requirements

Before starting, make sure you have:

- OpenLM Broker v22.2 or higher installed on a machine in the same LAN as GitLab  
- OpenLM Server v21.12 or higher  
- TCP/IP communication activated  
- A configured GitLab instance  
- A GitLab account  

## Monitoring capabilities

The current monitoring capabilities for GitLab through OpenLM Broker are:

| Feature | Resolution | License totals | License usage | Denials reporting | Borrowed license reporting | Expiration date reporting | Multiple server redundancy |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Support | By minute | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ✔ | ❌ |

## OpenLM Broker configuration

*Diagram of how OpenLM interfaces with GitLab*

:::note
OpenLM Broker must already be installed and configured to report to OpenLM Server before proceeding.
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### Manual configuration (Broker desktop UI)

1. Click **Add Port**.  
2. Enter the GitLab port number (default: `80`).  
3. From **License Manager Type**, select **GitLab** and click **Apply**.  
4. In the **Commands** node, select **Data Inquiry** and enter the GitLab API endpoint for users, for example:  
http://FQDN:80/api/v4/users

5. In `C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Broker`, open the `gitlab@80.properties` file, provide login information, and save.  

6. In Broker, click **Execute**, then **Apply**. Ensure the license data output is displayed.  

7. Under **Vendors**, select the vendor placeholder node, enter **GitLab**, and click **Apply**.  
8. Click **Restart Broker**.

## Verify your configuration

1. Open EasyAdmin in your browser.  
2. Go to **Start → Widgets → License Servers**.  
3. Approve the GitLab license manager from the **Pending Approval** list.  

:::note
It may take up to 3 minutes for a new connection to display as active.
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