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1. Generate a Group Access Token

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Prerequisites

  • You must be a Group Owner or Maintainer.
  • Only available on paid Premium or Ultimate tiers. Group access tokens cannot be created on Free or trial plans.

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GitLab SaaS

1

Open your group

From the top bar select Menu, then choose Groups and select your group.
2

Go to the Access Tokens menu

From the left sidebar click on Settings then choose Access Tokens.
3

Fill out the form

  • Name: any descriptive name
  • Role: Developer or above
  • Scopes: enable only:
    • read_api
    • read_repository
4

Click Create group access token

5

Copy and store the token immediately

The token is shown only once. Save it securely.

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GitLab Enterprise

Prerequisites
  • You must be a Group Owner or Maintainer.
  • Group access tokens can be created on any license tier, including Free.
  • Token creation must be enabled:
    • Go to Settings → General → Permissions and group features
    • Ensure Users can create project access tokens and group access tokens is enabled
1

Open the target group

From the left side bar search or go to your target group.
2

Go to Access Tokens

From the left side bar choose Settings, then select Access Tokens.
3

Fill out the form

  • Name: any descriptive name
  • Role: Developer or above
  • Scopes: enable only:
    • read_api
    • read_repository
4

Click Create group access token

5

Copy and store the token immediately

The token is shown only once. Save it securely.

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2. Configure Qodo Context Engine

To connect your GitLab instance to Qodo Context Engine, provide the following details to Qodo:
  • GitLab domain – For example: gitlab.company.com.
  • Group ID – Available in the GitLab UI under your group’s name.
  • Access tokens – Use the tokens generated during the previous step.

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3. (Optional) Set a custom certificate bundle

If your self-hosted Git server uses a custom CA SSL certificate, share your ca-certificate.pem file with the Qodo team.