How to stand-up a GitLab instance in AWS Marketplace

What this post added

This post details the technical steps for deploying a self-managed GitLab instance in AWS Marketplace. It covers subscribing to the GitLab Ultimate offering, configuring EC2 instances and security groups, launching the instance, and accessing the GitLab UI. Additionally, it provides instructions for installing the GitLab Runner and Docker Engine on the same instance, and registering the runner with GitLab. This contributes to the 'GitLab Installation and Updates' feature thread by demonstrating a specific deployment scenario and the setup of essential CI/CD components.