Gitlab CI Reference

• .gitlab-ci.yml keyword reference CI/CD YAML syntax reference | GitLab
• Optimize GitLab CI/CD configuration files | GitLab
• Gitlab CI Runner

Gitlab is a DevSecOps Plattform

Examples

• Gitlab CI Example Pipeline file

Gitlab CI Variables

• Predefined variables reference | GitLab
• CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME … name of branch
• CI_COMMIT_BRANCH … only available in branch pipelines
• CI_JOB_NAME … name of current job
• Create a Gitlab MR from the Terminal

Gitlab CI Jobs

• after_script runs even if script fails

Gitlab CI Caching & Artfifacts

• Use Artifacts for downloading created artifacts, or passing them to other jobs
• Use Cache across pipeline runs

Gitlab CI Caveats

• Scheduled Pipelines only work if previous jobs are not manual, and have allow_failure: true
  • requires removing needs keyword if they require previous manual jobs
• rules:changes and rules:if cannot be combined
  • Both things enable a pipeline, so either the if condition is true or the file was changed

Gitlab CI Workflows

• Gitlab CI Helper Rules
• Gitlab CI Skipping Jobs
• Gitlab CI Named Pipelines
• Gitlab CI Setup manual trigger for feature branches
• Gitlab CI Security Scanning Jobs
• Gitlab CI Run jobs conditionally
• Gitlab CI Modular Maven build
• Gitlab CI Monorepo Setup

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