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id: gitlab-root-actor
title: GitLab Root Actor
hoverText: A Fastify microservice that manages GitLab user provisioning and impersonation token lifecycle.
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GitLab Root Actor is a Fastify microservice (port 3001) that holds the GitLab root Personal Access Token and performs privileged operations on behalf of the platform. It handles user provisioning (ensuring users exist in GitLab on first login), impersonation token creation and deletion, and personal access token management. Located at `services/gitlab-root-actor` in the monorepo.