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Your GitLab. Your data. Your rules.

Self-hosted GitLab with full data sovereignty—ISO 27001 and TISAX certified, EU-hosted, single-tenant. All the power of GitLab Ultimate without your source code leaving Europe.

GitLab Select Partner. ISO 27001:2022 and TISAX certified infrastructure.

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Complete data sovereignty

Your source code never leaves Europe. Single-tenant instances on EU infrastructure with GDPR-compliant data processing agreements.

Enterprise certifications included

ISO 27001:2022 and TISAX certified infrastructure. Required for automotive suppliers (VW, BMW, Mercedes) and regulated industries.

Zero operational overhead

We handle installation, upgrades, backups, and security patches. Your team gets GitLab Premium or Ultimate capabilities without the ops burden.

Service playbook

From problem to operating evidence

Main content is structured like a case study: context first, scoped work next, then the operating changes and evidence a team can use after handoff.

Service briefThe solution: single-tenant GitLab on EU infrastructureHosting optionsGitLab licensingSecurity and compliance

The problem with GitLab.com SaaS for regulated industries

GitLab.com is a powerful platform—but for many European companies in automotive, finance, healthcare, and public sector, it creates real problems:

  • Data residency: Your source code, CI/CD secrets, and intellectual property live on US-hosted shared infrastructure
  • Shared tenancy: Your instance runs alongside thousands of other customers with no physical isolation
  • Compliance gaps: GDPR-compliant processing agreements, ISO 27001, and TISAX certifications are not included or not possible with SaaS
  • Audit limitations: Limited ability to provide evidence of access controls and data handling required by auditors

For TISAX-certified automotive suppliers or companies under GDPR's Chapter V restrictions, these aren't minor inconveniences—they are blockers.

Case-study lens

Scoped

Problem, responsibility, and handoff boundaries before implementation.

Evidence

Dashboards, runbooks, reviews, and operating records over borrowed logos.

Outcomes

Conservative summaries focused on observable operational improvement.

EvidenceSection 01

The solution: single-tenant GitLab on EU infrastructure

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

We provision and operate dedicated GitLab instances on EU-based infrastructure. Your GitLab is yours alone:

  • Single-tenant: No shared compute, storage, or network with other customers
  • EU-hosted: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, or any Hetzner/OVH/IONOS region of your choice
  • GitLab Select Partner: We have direct access to GitLab support and licensing for both Premium and Ultimate tiers
  • Your domain: gitlab.yourcompany.com with SSL, custom email, and LDAP/SSO integration
Operating modelSection 02

Hosting options

Responsibilities, response paths, and technical changes are made explicit before work starts.

What changes

Single-Server (€250–€2,000/month)

Best for teams up to ~1,000 users who don't need multi-region redundancy. A single, well-provisioned server handles GitLab, CI/CD, and storage with daily backups and automatic failover for upgrades.

TierUsersSpecsPrice
StarterUp to 104GB RAM, 2 CPUs, 100GB SSD€250/mo
TeamUp to 508GB RAM, 4 CPUs, 200GB SSD€500/mo
BusinessUp to 10016GB RAM, 8 CPUs, 500GB SSD€1,000/mo
EnterpriseUp to 1,00032GB RAM, 16 CPUs, 1TB SSD€2,000/mo

All tiers include: daily backups with 14-day retention, rolling zero-downtime upgrades, SSL + custom domain, and choice of EU or global region.

What changes

Cloud Native HA (custom pricing)

For organizations requiring 99.99%+ uptime with zero data loss. GitLab's Cloud Native Hybrid architecture distributes across multiple nodes and availability zones. Available as an add-on to Business and Enterprise tiers, or as a standalone deployment.

OutcomeSection 03

GitLab licensing

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

GitLab is licensed separately from infrastructure. We manage licensing procurement and renewals as part of the service:

  • GitLab Premium: €29/user/month — includes code review, CI/CD, protected branches, merge request approvals, SAML SSO
  • GitLab Ultimate: €99/user/month — adds DAST/SAST security scanning, compliance dashboards, value stream analytics, advanced audit events

We can also transfer existing GitLab licenses to the managed instance.

Operating modelSection 04

Security and compliance

The section clarifies how production responsibilities change once the service is in place.

Our infrastructure is certified and audited annually:

  • ISO 27001:2022 — Information security management system covering all managed services
  • TISAX — Automotive information security assessment (AL2), required for suppliers to VW Group, BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz, and 15+ other OEMs
  • GDPR — Data processing agreements (DPA) available in English and German; all data processed within EU jurisdiction
  • SOC 2 Type II — Available on request for US-market customers

See the Security & Compliance documentation for full details on our security controls, penetration testing schedule, and audit reports.

Operating modelSection 05

Available regions

Responsibilities, response paths, and technical changes are made explicit before work starts.

RegionDatacenterLatency (DE)GDPR
Germany (Frankfurt)Hetzner FSNunder 5msYes
Netherlands (Amsterdam)Hetzner AMSunder 10msYes
United Kingdom (London)OVH LONunder 20msYes
Finland (Helsinki)Hetzner HELunder 20msYes
US East (Ashburn)Hetzner ASH~90msNo

Custom regions on bare-metal or your own cloud account are available for Enterprise customers.

Next stepSection 06

Related services

Decision points and common questions are made explicit so follow-up work is scoped cleanly.

  • Managed Runners — Pair your GitLab instance with self-hosted CI/CD runners for faster builds and lower costs
  • GitLab CI Training — Hands-on GitLab CI/CD training for your team, delivered by GitLab-certified engineers
  • DevOps as a Service — Embedded DevOps engineers who build and maintain your GitLab pipelines and workflows

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How we compare

FeatureDIY / In-HouseUsEnterprise Vendor
Data residency in EU
Single-tenant instance
GDPR supportYour responsibilityEvidence supportPartial
Audit evidenceYour responsibilityOperational runbooks and logsVendor-dependent
Operational overheadHighNoneNone
GitLab version controlManualAutomaticAutomatic
Custom domain

Pricing

Flexible scopes available. if you need custom terms or bundled service pricing.

Starter

€250€/month

For teams up to 10 users. Dedicated single-server GitLab.

  • 4GB RAM, 2 CPUs, 100GB SSD
  • Daily backups, 14-day retention
  • Choice of EU/global region
  • Rolling zero-downtime upgrades
  • SSL + custom domain
  • High availability

Team

€500€/month

For teams up to 50 users.

  • 8GB RAM, 4 CPUs, 200GB SSD
  • Daily backups, 14-day retention
  • Choice of EU/global region
  • Rolling zero-downtime upgrades
  • SSL + custom domain
  • High availability
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Business

€1.000€/month

For teams up to 100 users.

  • 16GB RAM, 8 CPUs, 500GB SSD
  • Daily backups, 14-day retention
  • Choice of EU/global region
  • Rolling zero-downtime upgrades
  • SSL + custom domain
  • High availability add-on available

Enterprise

€2.000€/month

For up to 1,000 users. Cloud Native HA available.

  • 32GB RAM, 16 CPUs, 1TB SSD
  • Daily backups, 14-day retention
  • Choice of EU/global region
  • Rolling zero-downtime upgrades
  • SSL + custom domain
  • High availability (Cloud Native)
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