New to the platform? This path takes you from zero to a running application:
- What is the Application Platform? – the building blocks in two minutes.
- Create your first project – set up account, organization, and project.
- Work locally or use a remote workspace – your development environment.
- Git workflow & deployment – commit, push, and understand how your code goes live.
Looking for something specific? Use the search in the header (⌘K) or browse the categories below.
Getting started
What is the platform?
What the platform takes care of for you – and the building blocks it consists of.
Working with the platform
Organizations, projects, and the two ways of working: locally on your machine or in a remote workspace.
Your first project
From registration to a generated project – the complete introduction to the Application Platform.
Preparation
Working on your project
Choose your program
Which editors and AI tools the platform supports – and what to start with.
Cursor, VS Code & Antigravity
The Application Platform extension, generated editor configuration, and the fastest path to a running project.
JetBrains
Using IntelliJ IDEA & co. with platform projects – what works out of the box and where you configure things yourself.
Claude Code
Anthropic's AI agent in the terminal or as a desktop app – preconfigured for your platform projects.
Codex
OpenAI's AI agent as a CLI or desktop app – preconfigured for your platform projects.
AI instructions
AGENTS.md and editor rules: how to give all AI tools in your project your own working instructions.
Starting applications
One command for every repository: ap run-local starts environment, services, and the development server.
Environment variables
env files in the repository, custom variables, and how dev and prod are configured.
Features
Publishing your project
Server setup
Before web apps, websites, or backends go live: you need a server – in one of three ways.
Domain setup
Basics about domains, DNS, and the records your Application Platform projects need.
Apps (iOS & Android)
From merge to store: TestFlight and Internal Track run automatically, you trigger the store release with one click.
Desktop applications
Installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux from the pipeline – desktop stores are planned.
Web apps
Bring your web app (Flutter Web, React Native Web, or Next.js) to dev automatically and to production with one click.
Websites & homepages
Bring Hugo and Astro sites to dev automatically and to production with one click.
Backend
Bring API, database, and services to dev automatically and to production with one click.
Operations
Error tracking, logs, server status, and releases in the day-to-day operation of your project.
Administration
Advanced
Libraries
Share your own packages and Docker images via your project's private GitLab registries.
Whitelabel apps
One codebase, many brands: variants with their own branding, domains, and store listings.
Architecture
How GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and your servers fit together on the Application Platform.
Working with GitLab
What is GitLab?
Where your code lives: repositories, merge requests, and pipelines – briefly explained.
Git workflow & deployment
From feature branch to production deployment: commit, push, merge, and roll out.
What are pipelines?
How GitLab builds, tests, and deploys after every push – and how to start manual jobs.