From a client device, you would either create a new project to upload or else set this server up as a new remote for an existing Git repository.

One of a developer's first tasks when they start with GitLab is to clone the GitLab repository. Here's how to create a GitLab repository and clone it from the server to a local machine.

Git fork vs. clone: What's the difference? Both Git fork and clone create copies of a repository, but they offer drastically different levels of access, isolation and control over the target repo.

If you wanted, you could integrate your Git server with your other services. For example, imagine a Gitea server on your NAS that stores your files in a folder that Nextcloud can access.

Jack Wallen shows you how to install the user-friendly local Git repository Gitea on Ubuntu Server 22.04.