In GitLab, developers often make new groups to help with connecting several remote repositories and enable members to approach the project by granting permissions on the group level. If other users have access to the group, they are allowed to access all existing group projects. Moreover, developers use the groups to manage one or multiple similar projects at the same time. It can also be utilized for managing the permissions for users’ projects.

In this blog, we will elaborate on creating a new group in GitLab.

How to Create a Group in GitLab?

Developers can connect with multiple repositories/projects and enable other members to access their projects by granting permissions to the group In GitLab. To do so, check out the given procedure:

• • Log in to your GitLab remote server.
  • Access the “Groups” tab.
  • Click on the “New group” button.
  • Specify the necessary information including group title, group URL, specify visibility level, and hit the “Create group” button.

Step 1: Access Groups Tab

First of all, click on the “Groups” category from the left-side menu:

Step 2: Create a New Group

After that, the Groups tab will be opened, and hit the “New group” button:

Next, select the “Create group” option from the appeared tab:

Step 3: Add Required Information

Now, specify the “Group name”, “Group URL”, and select the “Visibility level”. For instance, we have added the “GitLearner” as a group name, and selected “Private” as our project visibility level:

After doing so, specified “Development Team Lead” as a “Role”. Then, choose the below highlighted desired options and hit the “Create group” button:

According to the below-given screenshot, we have successfully created a new group in GitLab remote server:

That’s it! We have provided the procedure for creating a new group in GitLab.

Conclusion

In GitLab, developers can connect with several repositories/projects and enable other members to access their projects by granting permissions to the group. To create a new group, first, access the “Groups” tab and then, hit the “New group” button. After that, specify the necessary information and click on the “Create group” button. This tutorial described creating a new group in GitLab.