Welcome to Gravitir

Everything you need for your first day is on this page. Go through it from top to bottom; it takes about 20 minutes. Stuck? Ask your buddy or HR (both named in your welcome e-mail).

You should have received

• your work laptop;
• a welcome e-mail with your buddy’s name and this link;
• a sign-in link to id.gravitir.net, sent to you in person or by message on your first day. It works once and for one hour. Expired or not received? Ask your buddy or HR for a new one; that is normal.

1. Prepare your laptop

1. Install all operating system updates and restart.
2. Turn on disk encryption: BitLocker (Windows), FileVault (macOS) or LUKS (Linux).
3. Set the screen lock to 5 minutes or less.

2. Create your passkey

Gravitir has no passwords. You sign in everywhere with a passkey.

1. Open the sign-in link you received.
2. When asked, create a passkey: on your laptop (Windows Hello, Touch ID) or on your phone.
3. Done: this passkey is your login for every Gravitir tool. Keep the device it lives on safe.

3. Install Netbird

Our tools are not on the public internet. Netbird connects your laptop to our private network.

1. Download and install Netbird: https://netbird.io/download
2. Open Netbird’s settings and set the management URL to https://netbird.gravitir.net (command line: netbird up --management-url https://netbird.gravitir.net).
3. Click Connect and sign in with your passkey. Netbird shows Connected.

Leave it running. Once a day it asks you to sign in again.

4. Open GitLab

With Netbird connected, open https://gitlab.gravitir.net and click Gravitir ID.

GitLab is where we work:

• Your onboarding issue is assigned to you (bell icon or Issues > Assigned to you). It lists your first week. Tick off what you have done.
• The handbook (company/handbook) explains how we work. Start with its README.
• Tasks are issues, documents are handbook pages. Anyone can suggest a change.

5. Developers and engineers

Your onboarding issue links the setup for your tools: Git, kubectl, OpenBao. The handbook chapter development/ explains how we build and ship.

Good to know

• Lost laptop or phone, or a message that looks wrong? Tell your buddy or any engineer at once, day or night. We block a device within minutes; waiting is the only mistake.
• Nobody will ever ask for your passkey or for a code by phone or e-mail.
• Private stuff stays off the work laptop; work stays off private devices (except Netbird on your phone, if your role needs it).

Welcome aboard!