Getting Started with GitLab Development Kit

This post details the setup of the GitLab Development Kit (GDK) for developers contributing to GitLab. It outlines the installation of prerequisites, cloning the GDK repository, forking GitLab repositories for contributions, and running the GDK to start a local development environment. It also covers making changes, refreshing the browser, restarting GDK, and running tests (spinach, rspec). Finally, it explains the process of opening a merge request.