GitLab hosts your dbt™ repositories. Connect a GitLab repository to Paradime using an SSH deploy key so Paradime can read and write files in your project, letting you develop in the Code IDE, run schedules in Bolt, and use CI/CD.
You must use the git@... or ssh:... version of your git URL, not the https://... version. Paradime uses the SSH protocol to clone repositories, so it cannot clone repos supplied with the HTTP protocol.
We advise creating a service account user in your GitLab account like paradime.gitlab.maintainer@yourcompany.com with write access to the repository, and letting this user own the deploy key.
Add the deploy key
- In Paradime, import your repository using its SSH URL to generate a deploy key. See Importing a repository.
- In GitLab, navigate to your project’s Settings.
- Expand the Deploy keys section and paste in the deploy key generated by Paradime.
- Check Grant write permissions, then save the key.
After saving this SSH key, Paradime can read and write files in your GitLab repository.
For more detail, see GitLab’s guide on deploy keys. 
