GitLab to Actions migrations powered by Valet

The instructions below will guide you through configuring a GitHub Codespace environment that will be used in subsequent labs that demonstrate how to use Valet to migrate GitLab pipelines to GitHub Actions.

These steps must be completed prior to starting other labs.

Create your own repository for these labs

Ensure that you have created a repository using the valet-customers/labs as a template.

Configure your Codespace

Start the codespace

Click the Code button down arrow above the repository on the repository's landing page.
Click the Codespaces tab.
Click Create codespaces on main to create the codespace.
After the Codespace has initialized there will be a terminal present.

Verify the Valet CLI is installed and working. More information on the Valet extension for the official GitHub CLI can be found here.

Run the following command in the codespace's terminal:
```
gh valet version
```
Verify the output is similar to below.
```
gh version 2.14.3 (2022-07-26)
gh valet        github/gh-valet v0.1.12
valet-cli       unknown
```
- If gh valet version did not produce similar output then please follow the troubleshooting guide.

Bootstrap a GitLab server

Execute the GitLab setup script that will start a container with GitLab running inside of it. The script should be executed when starting a new Codespace or restarting an existing one.

Run the following command from the codespace's terminal:
```
./gitlab/bootstrap/setup.sh
```
After some time, a pop-up box should appear with a link to the URL for your GitLab server.
- You can also access the URL by going to the Ports tab in your terminal. Right click on the URL listed under the Local Address and click the Open in Browser tab.

Open the GitLab server in your browser and use the following credentials to authenticate:

Username: root
Password: valet-labs!
Once authenticated, you should see a GitLab server with a few predefined pipelines in the valet group.

Labs for GitLab

Perform the following labs to learn more about Actions migrations with Valet:

Troubleshoot the Valet CLI

The CLI extension for Valet can be manually installed by following these steps:

Verify you are in the codespace terminal
Run this command from within the codespace's terminal:
```
gh extension install github/gh-valet
```
Verify the result of the install contains:
```
✓ Installed extension github/gh-valet
```
If you get an error similar to the image below, then click the link in the terminal output to authorize the token.
- Restart the codespace after clicking the link.
Verify Valet CLI extension is installed and working by running the following command from the codespace's terminal:
```
gh valet version
```

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