diff --git a/gitlab.values.yaml b/gitlab.values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ab86cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitlab.values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+gitlab:
+  toolbox:
+    enabled: false
+  gitlab-shell:
+    enabled: false
+  gitlab-pages:
+    enabled: false
+  gitlab-exporter:
+    enabled: false
+  kas:
+    minReplicas: 1
+  webservice:
+    minReplicas: 1
+    ingress:
+      requireBasePath: false
+global:
+  hosts:
+    domain: localhost
+    https: false
+    gitlab:
+      name: localhost
+      https: false
+  ingress:
+    enabled: true
+    configureCertmanager: false
+    tls:
+      enabled: false
+  redis:
+    install: false
+traefik:
+  enabled: false
+gitlab-runner:
+  install: false
+registry:
+  enabled: false
+prometheus:
+  install: false
+certmanager:
+  installCRDs: false
+  install: false
+
+nginx-ingress:
+  controller:
+    replicaCount: 1
+    minAavailable: 1
+    service:
+      type: NodePort
+      nodePorts:
+        http: 32080
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8e952ed..bca3f7a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ init-argo-workflows: init-kind
 init-piper: init-kind local-build
 	sh ./scripts/init-piper.sh
 
+.PHONY: init-gitlab
+init-gitlab: init-kind
+	sh ./scripts/init-gitlab.sh
+
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: init-kind init-nginx init-argo-workflows local-build local-push init-piper
 
diff --git a/scripts/init-gitlab.sh b/scripts/init-gitlab.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8662bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/init-gitlab.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -o errexit
+
+if [ -z "$(helm list -n gitlab | grep gitlab)" ]; then
+  # 8. Install gitlab
+  helm repo add gitlab https://charts.gitlab.io/
+  helm upgrade --install gitlab --create-namespace -n gitlab gitlab/gitlab -f gitlab.values.yaml
+else
+  echo "Gitlab release exists, skipping installation"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/init-kind.sh b/scripts/init-kind.sh
index ec81173..f1fb2c5 100644
--- a/scripts/init-kind.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-kind.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ nodes:
   - containerPort: 443
     hostPort: 443
     protocol: TCP
+  - containerPort: 32080
+    hostPort: 8080
+    listenAddress: "0.0.0.0"
 containerdConfigPatches:
 - |-
   [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".registry]