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@@ -5,131 +5,186 @@ description: "Learn how to use GitLab CI/CD, the GitLab built-in Continuous Inte
 
 # GitLab Continuous Integration (GitLab CI/CD)
 
+GitLab provides tools for continuously integrating and delivering code hosted in [projects](../user/project/index.md).
+
+Within the [entire DevOps lifecycle](../README.md#the-entire-devops-lifecycle), GitLab CI/CD spans
+the [Verify](../README.md#verify) and [Release](../README.md#release) stages.
+
+For a high-level overview, see the
+[GitLab Continuous Integration & Delivery](https://about.gitlab.com/product/continuous-integration/)
+product page.
+
+## Introduction
+
+The following introduces the process of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD):
+
 ![Pipeline graph](img/cicd_pipeline_infograph.png)
 
-The benefits of Continuous Integration are huge when automation plays an
-integral part of your workflow. GitLab comes with built-in Continuous
-Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Delivery support
-to build, test, and deploy your application.
+In this illustration:
 
-Here's some info we've gathered to get you started.
+- New code is combined with existing code through a commit to a project's [repository](../user/project/repository/index.md).
+- The newly combined code is sent to a CI [pipeline](pipelines.md) where:
+  - The code is [built](../user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md).
+  - Unit and integration tests are run over the built code.
+- Assuming the build and tests are successful, a CD pipeline is triggered to allow for:
+  - Review using [Review Apps](review_apps/index.md).
+  - Deploying to configured [environments](environments.md).
 
-## Getting started
+The benefits of CI/CD are huge and allow automation to be an integral part of your workflow.
 
-The first steps towards your GitLab CI/CD journey.
+Because CI and CD with GitLab is broad topic with many possibilities, the rest of this section provides
+links to topics and resources needed to make use of GitLab CI/CD.
 
-- [Getting started with GitLab CI/CD](quick_start/README.md): understand how GitLab CI/CD works.
-- [GitLab CI/CD configuration file: `.gitlab-ci.yml`](yaml/README.md) - Learn all about the ins and outs of `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
-- [Pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md): configure your GitLab CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy your application.
-- Runners: The [GitLab Runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/) is responsible by running the jobs in your CI/CD pipeline. On GitLab.com, Shared Runners are enabled by default, so
-you don't need to set up anything to start to use them with GitLab CI/CD.
+## Essentials
 
-### Introduction to GitLab CI/CD
+The following documentation provides the minimum required knowledge for making use of GitLab CI/CD:
 
-- Article (2016-08-05): [Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment with GitLab - Intro to CI/CD](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/)
-- Article (2015-12-14): [Getting started with GitLab and GitLab CI - Intro to CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2015/12/14/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-gitlab-ci/)
-- Article (2017-07-13): [Making CI Easier with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/13/making-ci-easier-with-gitlab/)
-- Article (2017-05-22): [Fast and Natural Continuous Integration with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/22/fast-and-natural-continuous-integration-with-gitlab-ci/)
-- **Videos:**
-  - Demo (Streamed live on Jul 17, 2017): [GitLab CI/CD Deep Dive](https://youtu.be/pBe4t1CD8Fc?t=195)
-  - Demo (March, 2017): [How to get started using CI/CD with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/)
-  - Webcast (April, 2016): [Getting started with CI in GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/20/webcast-recording-and-slides-introduction-to-ci-in-gitlab/)
-- **Third-party videos:**
-  - [Intégration continue avec GitLab (September, 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URcMBXjIr24&t=13s)
-  - [GitLab CI for Minecraft Plugins (July, 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pcI9F8yf8)
+| Topic                                                              | Description                                              |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------|
+| [Getting started with GitLab CI/CD](quick_start/README.md)         | Outlines the first steps for configuring GitLab CI/CD.   |
+| [Configuration of your jobs with `.gitlab-ci.yml`](yaml/README.md) | A comprehensive reference for the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. |
+| [Introduction to pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md)                 | Introduces GitLab CI/CD pipelines.                       |
 
-### Why GitLab CI/CD?
+NOTE: **Note:**
+Familiarity with [GitLab Runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/) is useful because it is
+responsible for running the jobs in your CI/CD pipeline. On GitLab.com, shared Runners are enabled
+by default so you don't need to set up anything.
 
-  - Article (2016-10-17): [Why We Chose GitLab CI for our CI/CD Solution](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/17/gitlab-ci-oohlala/)
-  - Article (2016-07-22): [Building our web-app on GitLab CI: 5 reasons why Captain Train migrated from Jenkins to GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/22/building-our-web-app-on-gitlab-ci/)
+### Auto DevOps
 
-## Exploring GitLab CI/CD
+An alternative to manually configuring CI/CD, GitLab supports [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md),
+which:
 
-- [CI/CD Variables](variables/README.md) - Learn how to use variables defined in
-  your `.gitlab-ci.yml` or the ones defined in your project's settings
-  - [Where variables can be used](variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md) - A
-    deeper look on where and how the CI/CD variables can be used
-- **The permissions model** - Learn about the access levels a user can have for
-  performing certain CI actions
-  - [User permissions](../user/permissions.md#gitlab-ci)
-  - [Job permissions](../user/permissions.md#job-permissions)
-- [Configure a Runner, the application that runs your jobs](runners/README.md)
-- Article (2016-03-01): [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
-- Article (2016-07-29): [GitLab CI: Run jobs sequentially, in parallel, or build a custom pipeline](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/29/the-basics-of-gitlab-ci/)
-- Article (2016-08-26): [GitLab CI: Deployment & environments](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/)
-- Article (2016-05-23): [Introduction to GitLab Container Registry](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/23/gitlab-container-registry/)
+- Provides simplified setup and execution of CI/CD.
+- Allows GitLab to automatically detect, build, test, deploy, and monitor your applications.
 
-## Advanced use
+## Basic usage
 
-Once you get familiar with the basics of GitLab CI/CD, it's time to dive in and
-learn how to leverage its potential even more.
+With basic knowledge of how GitLab CI/CD works, the following documentation extends your knowledge
+into more features:
 
-- [Environments and deployments](environments.md): Separate your jobs into
-  environments and use them for different purposes like testing, building and
-  deploying
-- [Job artifacts](../user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md)
-- [Caching dependencies](caching/index.md)
-- [Git submodules](git_submodules.md) - How to run your CI jobs when Git
-  submodules are involved
-- [Pipelines for merge requests](merge_request_pipelines/index.md)
-- [Use SSH keys in your build environment](ssh_keys/README.md)
-- [Trigger pipelines through the GitLab API](triggers/README.md)
-- [Trigger pipelines on a schedule](../user/project/pipelines/schedules.md)
-- [Kubernetes clusters](../user/project/clusters/index.md) - Integrate one or
-  more Kubernetes clusters to your project
-- [Interactive web terminal](interactive_web_terminal/index.md) - Open an interactive
-  web terminal to debug the running jobs
+| Topic                                                                                                  | Description                                                                      |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [CI/CD Variables](variables/README.md)                                                                 | How environment variables can be configured and made available in pipelines.     |
+| [Where variables can be used](variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md)                                | A deeper look into where and how CI/CD variables can be used.                    |
+| [User](../user/permissions.md#gitlab-ci) and [job](../user/permissions.md#job-permissions) permissions | Learn about the access levels a user can have for performing certain CI actions. |
+| [Configuring GitLab Runners](runners/README.md)                                                        | Documentation for configuring [GitLab Runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/).  |
 
-## GitLab CI/CD for Docker
+## Advanced usage
 
-Leverage the power of Docker to run your CI pipelines.
+Once you get familiar with the basics of GitLab CI/CD, consult the following documentation to make
+use of advanced features:
 
-- [Use Docker images with GitLab Runner](docker/using_docker_images.md)
-- [Use CI to build Docker images](docker/using_docker_build.md)
-- [CI services (linked Docker containers)](services/README.md)
-- Article (2016-03-01): [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
+| Topic                                                                            | Description                                                                                                                  |
+|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [Introduction to environments and deployments](environments.md)                  | Learn how to separate your jobs into environments and use them for different purposes like testing, building and, deploying. |
+| [Job artifacts](../user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md)                      | Learn about the output of jobs.                                                                                              |
+| [Cache dependencies in GitLab CI/CD](caching/index.md)                           | Discover how to speed up pipelines using caching.                                                                            |
+| [Using Git submodules with GitLab CI](git_submodules.md)                         | How to run your CI jobs when using Git submodules.                                                                           |
+| [Pipelines for merge requests](merge_request_pipelines/index.md)                 | Create pipelines specifically for merge requests.                                                                            |
+| [Using SSH keys with GitLab CI/CD](ssh_keys/README.md)                           | Use SSH keys in your build environment.                                                                                      |
+| [Triggering pipelines through the API](triggers/README.md)                       | Use the GitLab API to trigger a pipeline.                                                                                    |
+| [Pipeline schedules](../user/project/pipelines/schedules.md)                     | Trigger pipelines on a schedule.                                                                                             |
+| [Connecting GitLab with a Kubernetes cluster](../user/project/clusters/index.md) | Integrate one or more Kubernetes clusters to your project.                                                                   |
+| [Interactive web terminals](interactive_web_terminal/index.md)                   | Open an interactive web terminal to debug the running jobs.                                                                  |
 
-## Review Apps
+### GitLab Pages
 
-- [Review Apps documentation](review_apps/index.md)
-- Article (2016-11-22): [Introducing Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/22/introducing-review-apps/)
-- [Example project that shows how to use Review Apps](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/)
+GitLab CI/CD can be used to build and host static websites. For more information, see the
+documentation on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md).
 
-## Auto DevOps
+## Administration
 
-- [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md): Auto DevOps automatically detects, builds, tests, deploys, and monitors your applications.
+As a GitLab administrator, you can change the default behavior of GitLab CI/CD for:
 
-## GitLab CI for GitLab Pages
+- An [entire GitLab instance](../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md).
+- Specific projects, using [pipelines settings](../user/project/pipelines/settings.md).
 
-See the documentation on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md).
+See also:
 
-## Examples
+- [How to enable or disable GitLab CI/CD](enable_or_disable_ci.md).
+- Other [CI administration settings](../administration/index.md#continuous-integration-settings).
+
+## Using Docker
+
+Docker is commonly used with GitLab CI/CD. Learn more about how to to accomplish this with the following
+documentation:
+
+| Topic                                                                    | Description                                                              |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [Using Docker images](docker/using_docker_images.md)                     | Use GitLab and GitLab Runner with Docker to build and test applications. |
+| [Building Docker images with GitLab CI/CD](docker/using_docker_build.md) | Maintain Docker-based projects using GitLab CI/CD.                       |
+
+Related topics include:
+
+- [Docker integration](docker/README.md).
+- [CI services (linked Docker containers)](services/README.md).
+- [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/) (article).
+
+## Further resources
+
+This section provides further resources to help you get familiar with GitLab CI/CD.
 
-Check the [GitLab CI/CD examples](examples/README.md) for a collection of tutorials and guides on setting up your CI/CD pipeline for various programming languages, frameworks,
-and operating systems.
+### Articles
 
-## Integrations
+The following table provides a list of articles, sorted by publish date:
 
-- Article (2016-06-09): [Continuous Delivery with GitLab and Convox](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/09/continuous-delivery-with-gitlab-and-convox/)
-- Article (2016-05-05): [Getting Started with GitLab and Shippable Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/05/getting-started-gitlab-and-shippable/)
-- Article (2016-04-19): [GitLab Partners with DigitalOcean to make Continuous Integration faster, safer, and more affordable](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/19/gitlab-partners-with-digitalocean-to-make-continuous-integration-faster-safer-and-more-affordable/)
+| Publish Date | Article                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+|:-------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 2015-12-14   | [Getting started with GitLab and GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2015/12/14/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-gitlab-ci/).                                                                                                                  |
+| 2015-03-01   | [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/).                                                                                                                        |
+| 2016-04-19   | [GitLab Partners with DigitalOcean to make Continuous Integration faster, safer, and more affordable](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/19/gitlab-partners-with-digitalocean-to-make-continuous-integration-faster-safer-and-more-affordable/) |
+| 2016-05-05   | [Getting Started with GitLab and Shippable Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/05/getting-started-gitlab-and-shippable/)                                                                                                 |
+| 2016-05-23   | [GitLab Container Registry](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/23/gitlab-container-registry/).                                                                                                                                                  |
+| 2016-06-09   | [Continuous Delivery with GitLab and Convox](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/09/continuous-delivery-with-gitlab-and-convox/)                                                                                                                 |
+| 2016-07-29   | [GitLab CI: Run jobs sequentially, in parallel or build a custom pipeline](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/29/the-basics-of-gitlab-ci/).                                                                                                     |
+| 2016-08-05   | [Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/).                                                                              |
+| 2016-08-26   | [GitLab CI: Deployment & Environments](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/).                                                                                                                                  |
+| 2016-11-22   | [Introducing Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/22/introducing-review-apps/).                                                                                                                                                      |
+| 2017-05-22   | [Fast and natural continuous integration with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/22/fast-and-natural-continuous-integration-with-gitlab-ci/).                                                                                        |
+| 2017-07-13   | [Making CI easier with GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/13/making-ci-easier-with-gitlab/).                                                                                                                                            |
 
-## Special configuration (GitLab admin)
+### Videos
 
-As a GitLab administrator, you can change the default behavior of GitLab CI/CD in
-your whole GitLab instance as well as in each project.
+The following table provides a list of videos, sorted by publish date:
 
-- [Continuous Integration admin settings](../administration/index.md#continuous-integration-settings)
-- **Project specific:**
-  - [Pipelines settings](../user/project/pipelines/settings.md)
-  - [Learn how to enable or disable GitLab CI](enable_or_disable_ci.md)
-- **Affecting the whole GitLab instance:**
-  - [Continuous Integration admin settings](../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md)
+| Publish Date | Video                                                                                                                                                              |
+|:-------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 2016-04-20   | [Webcast Recording and Slides: Getting started with CI in GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/20/webcast-recording-and-slides-introduction-to-ci-in-gitlab/). |
+| 2017-03-13   | [Demo: CI/CD with GitLab in action](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/).                                                                              |
+| 2017-07-17   | [GitLab CI/CD Deep Dive](https://youtu.be/pBe4t1CD8Fc?t=195).                                                                                                      |
+
+In addition, the following third-party videos are available:
+
+- [GitLab CI for Minecraft Plugins (July 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4pcI9F8yf8).
+- [Intégration continue avec GitLab (September 2016)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URcMBXjIr24&t=13s).
+
+### Example Projects
+
+[`review-apps-nginx`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/) provides an example of using Review Apps.
+
+Other example projects are available at the [`gitlab-examples`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples) group.
+
+### Why GitLab CI/CD?
+
+The following articles explain reasons why you might use GitLab CI/CD for your CI/CD infrastructure:
+
+- [Building our web-app on GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/22/building-our-web-app-on-gitlab-ci/).
+- [Why we chose GitLab CI for our CI/CD solution](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/17/gitlab-ci-oohlala/).
+
+See also the [Why CI/CD?](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OGgk2Tcxbpl7DJaIOzCX4Vqg3dlwfELC3u2jEeCBbDk) presentation.
+
+## Examples
+
+Check out the [GitLab CI/CD examples](examples/README.md) for a collection of tutorials and guides on
+setting up your CI/CD pipeline for various programming languages, frameworks, and operating systems.
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
-- [CI variables renaming for GitLab 9.0](variables/README.md#9-0-renaming) Read about the
+As GitLab CI/CD has evolved, certain breaking changes have been necessary. These are:
+
+- [CI variables renaming for GitLab 9.0](variables/README.md#gitlab-90-renaming). Read about the
   deprecated CI variables and what you should use for GitLab 9.0+.
-- [New CI job permissions model](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md)
-  Read about what changed in GitLab 8.12 and how that affects your jobs.
+- [New CI job permissions model](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md).
+  See what changed in GitLab 8.12 and how that affects your jobs.
   There's a new way to access your Git submodules and LFS objects in jobs.
diff --git a/doc/ci/docker/README.md b/doc/ci/docker/README.md
index 8ae80b2bc02..446f5b54f0c 100644
--- a/doc/ci/docker/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/docker/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ comments: false
 
 # Docker integration
 
-- [Using Docker Images](using_docker_images.md)
-- [Using Docker Build](using_docker_build.md)
-- [Using kaniko](using_kaniko.md)
+The following documentation is available for using GitLab CI/CD with Docker:
+
+- [Using Docker images](using_docker_images.md).
+- [Building Docker images with GitLab CI/CD](using_docker_build.md).
+- [Building images with kaniko and GitLab CI/CD](using_kaniko.md).
diff --git a/doc/user/project/pipelines/schedules.md b/doc/user/project/pipelines/schedules.md
index ec8b8444d99..58a0fbc97cd 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/pipelines/schedules.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/pipelines/schedules.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Pipeline Schedules
+# Pipeline schedules
 
 > **Notes**:
 > - This feature was introduced in 9.1 as [Trigger Schedule][ce-10533].