Create a GitLab token

Astrolabe reads GitLab with a personal access token. You need one for the administrator, and each user creates one for their own dashboard cards.

Two tokens, two uses

Token	Entered in	Reads GitLab for
The administrator's	Administration › Company connections	The GitLab tab, the GitLab releases card and the catalog, the same for everyone
Yours	My Account › My accounts	Your dashboard cards. The administrator's token is never used for them.

🔑 Create the token

1. In GitLab, open your user settings, then Access tokens, and add a new token.

2. Tick read_api and read_repository, pick an expiration date, and create the token.

3. Copy the token as is: a string starting with glpat-.

A dedicated account for the administrator's token

Every user reads the GitLab tab through it, and it only sees the projects of its account. Use an account dedicated to Astrolabe rather than a person's account.

✅ That's it!

Next: Add the GitLab integration.