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MysticBoy edited this page Dec 8, 2018 · 3 revisions

Welcome to the GitLab.VisualStudio wiki!

When you login with a user name and password.

For the new version of Gitlab：

  1. https//gitlab.com or your GitLab server
  2. input your email address or username
  3. your password (not the token)
  4. use "GitLab ApiV4 Oauth2" don't use "API v4" as the instructions direct
  5. Two-Factor : Off

For older versions of Gitlab

  1. Your GitLab server
  2. input your email address or username
  3. your password (not the token) 1.use "GitLab ApiV3 Oauth2" or "API v3"

by Brett Winters

When you login with 2FA :

  1. In GitLab, [top right] go to Settings then Access Tokens (left menu)
  2. Enter a name & expire time (optional).
  3. Check off "api" as the scope.
  4. Click "Create Personal Access Token". This will appear in a textbox at the TOP of the page.
  5. In Visual Studio, click "Connect" beside GitLab.
  6. Enter your GitLab Username and paste in the Access Token.
  7. Change it to "API v4" instead of "API v4 OAUTH2".
  8. Make sure "Two Factor Authentication" is CHECKED.
  9. Save. You're DONE.
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