GitLab migration journey from SaaS cloud to secure self-hosted infrastructure with OIDC/SAML authentication

From SaaS to Self-Hosted: A Real-World GitLab Migration Journey

How Team Mavericks at DevOps Den migrated 100+ GitLab projects behind the corporate firewall—complete with the challenges faced, lessons learned, and production-ready automation scripts that got them across the finish line

January 17, 2026 · Uttam Jaiswal