GitLab CI
Learn GitLab CI/CD from your first .gitlab-ci.yml to multi-stage pipelines with artifacts, environments, and deployments.
11 lessons, in order
- 120 min
What Is CI/CD
Continuous integrationContinuous deliveryContinuous deploymentPipelinesStagesJobs+2 - 225 min
Your First Pipeline
.gitlab-ci.yml locationMinimal pipelineSingle jobScript keywordPipeline UIJob logs - 330 min
Jobs and Stages
Default stagesStage keywordParallel jobs in same stageStages keywordNeeds for DAGJob ordering - 430 min
Variables and Secrets
Variables blockPredefined CI variablesCI_COMMIT_SHACI_PROJECT_DIRMasked variablesProtected variables+1 - 530 min
Artifacts and Caches
Artifacts pathsArtifacts expire_inDownloading artifactsCache keyCache pathsArtifacts vs caches - 630 min
Rules and Conditional Jobs
Rules keywordIf conditionsCI_COMMIT_BRANCHCI_PIPELINE_SOURCEWhen manualChanges paths+1 - 735 min
Docker Jobs and Services
Image keywordServices keywordPostgres serviceRedis serviceDocker-in-dockerService networking - 830 min
Environments and Deployments
Environment keywordEnvironment nameEnvironment urlDeployment trackingManual production deployDynamic environments+1 - 930 min
Includes and Templates
Include localInclude projectInclude remoteInclude templateExtends keywordYAML anchors+1 - 1030 min
Runners
Shared runnersGroup runnersProject runnersDocker executorShell executorKubernetes executor+2 - 1160 min
Capstone: Build, Test, Deploy
Multi-stage pipelineBuild artifactPostgres service testDocker image build and pushManual production deployRules on main
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