Git for Victims of Subversion Training Course

This instructor-led live training in Nigeria (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate to advanced professionals who wish to apply GitLab for advanced CI/CD workflows, project structuring, and collaborative development using the Free edition of GitLab.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement advanced GitLab CI/CD pipelines with custom runners and reusable templates.
• Organize projects effectively using groups and namespaces.
• Collaborate on code, issues, and documentation with Markdown and GitLab tools.
• Apply GitLab Pages, release workflows, and secure configurations in real-world projects.

This instructor-led live training in Nigeria (online or on-site) is designed for software engineers and individuals wishing to learn how to utilize Gerrit as a Git repository and perform code reviews.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the operation of Gerrit and how to manage the Gerrit web interface.
• Learn best practices for using Gerrit to handle code review workflows.
• Administer and configure a Gerrit project.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level developers and DevOps engineers who wish to gain hands-on experience with Git and Azure DevOps, focusing on branch management, merge strategies, conflict resolution, and effective use of graphical clients.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand fundamental Git concepts and workflows.
• Effectively manage branches and merges in collaborative environments.
• Resolve conflicts using best practices in real-life scenarios.
• Utilize graphical clients (SourceTree and GitKraken) for Git management.
• Perform practical Git operations both from the console and graphical interfaces.
• Work with Git in Azure DevOps for repository integration and version control.

This comprehensive Git course empowers developers with practical expertise in distributed version control. The training covers everything from setting up local repositories and mastering branching strategies to deploying servers and managing collaborative team workflows. Participants will explore Git utility tools and customization options, gaining actionable insights for handling source control within complex development teams and continuous integration pipelines.

Gitea is a lightweight, open-source, self-hosted Git service that offers repository management, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD integration. It has become a popular alternative to GitHub and GitLab.com for teams seeking full control over their source code without being bound by third-party terms of service or export restrictions.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) targets developers and software engineers who are new to the GitHub platform and wish to leverage its features alongside Git for superior versioning and management of an enterprise application's source code.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure an account to access GitHub's web-based platform.
• Understand the mechanics of Git's system and grasp the foundational concepts underpinning GitHub.
• Create and manage GitHub repositories while implementing Git workflows.
• Execute source code changes within GitHub and sync revisions made outside the platform.
• Operate fundamental GitHub components such as Pull Requests, Tags, Releases, and others.
• Perform version control functionalities based on Git and utilise GitHub's bash environment.
• Create repository branches to resolve project defects collaboratively with the team.
• Gain a thorough understanding and familiarity with the structures of Git and GitHub to foster better programming practices.

This instructor-led live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level developers and DevOps professionals seeking to enhance the security, governance, and automation of their GitHub environments, particularly within an enterprise setting.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure and manage GitHub security settings and repository access.
• Implement security best practices using GitHub tools like Dependabot and CodeQL.
• Create, reuse, and maintain GitHub Actions and workflows.
• Monitor and audit activity for compliance and governance at scale.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (onsite or remote) targets developers who wish to set up and use GitLab for version control and continuous integration.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure GitLab.
• Understand how to implement an alternative to GitHub.
• Use GitLab to manage a DevOps lifecycle.
• Utilise GitLab for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
• Develop, release, and test software efficiently using GitLab.

GitLab Self-Managed provides an on-premises deployment of GitLab's complete DevSecOps platform, including source code management, CI/CD, container registry, security scanning, and monitoring. It is the gold standard for organizations that want the full GitLab feature set without SaaS dependency or data leaving their network.

Git for Users empowers developers and project managers with essential version control skills using Git to facilitate collaborative software development. The course explores fundamental aspects of the Git data model, various object types, branching approaches, and merging processes. It reviews established techniques for managing commit history, performing diff analysis, executing stash operations, creating tags, and implementing distributed development strategies with hosted repositories. This resource supports software teams in controlling version histories, addressing merge conflicts, and ensuring code traceability throughout collaborative projects.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers who wish to use Kubernetes and Gitlab to automate the DevOps lifecycle.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Automate application builds, tests, and deployments.
• Create an automated build infrastructure.
• Deploy an application to a containerized cloud environment.

This course is designed for project managers, release managers, product managers, product owners, Scrum Masters, software architects, and anyone involved in planning software releases and deployments.

It demonstrates how to transition changes from requirements, through development and testing, to the production environment using a distributed version control system (with a specific focus on GIT, though professionals using other distributed source code management tools can also benefit).

This course is designed for advanced Subversion users, such as release managers, project leaders, or anyone seeking to streamline their SVN repository into a robust production pipeline. It is ideal for professionals heavily involved in branching strategies, automated build and compilation processes, testing, deployment, and updates.

Participants will benefit from enhanced collaboration with their development and deployment teams, particularly within large organizations or those with geographically distributed branches.

The curriculum includes numerous practical exercises conducted on CentOS 5 virtual machines.

Woodpecker CI is a straightforward yet robust continuous integration engine crafted specifically for self-hosted Git forges such as Gitea and Forgejo. It offers a lean, Docker-native CI/CD experience, bypassing the complexity and licensing costs associated with enterprise CI platforms.