diff --git a/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml b/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
index 908d045..a8f4d62 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/hosts.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ all:
           m5stack:      192.168.1.71
           cores3:       192.168.1.71    # alias — M5Stack Core S3 (ESP32-S3)
           gitlab-1:     192.168.1.50    # GitLab CE VM on n150-1
+          gitlab:       192.168.1.50    # gitlab.lab.home.arpa CNAME-equivalent
         dns_unfiltered_clients:
           - { ip: 192.168.1.160, name: h4-core }
           - { ip: 192.168.1.128, name: rpi5 }