How GitLab Permissions and Protected Branches Keep Your Code Safe

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This post introduces GitLab's permission system, defining granular roles (Guest, Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, Owner) to control access to repositories. It also details the implementation of protected branches, which prevent force pushes, deletions, and direct pushes to critical branches, thereby enforcing code review via merge requests and safeguarding code integrity. This directly addresses the need for preventing accidental history rewrites and improving code quality through review.