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@@ -5,76 +5,62 @@ description: "Learn how to use GitLab CI/CD, the GitLab built-in Continuous Inte
 
 # GitLab Continuous Integration (GitLab CI/CD)
 
-**GitLab CI/CD** is GitLab's built-in tool for software development using the Continuous Methodology (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment).
+GitLab CI/CD is GitLab's built-in tool for software development using continuous methodology:
 
-## Overview
-
-CI/CD is a vast area, so GitLab provides documentation for all levels of expertise. Consult the following table to find the right documentation for you:
-
-| Level of expertise                  | Resource                                                                                                                              |
-|:------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| New to the concepts of CI and CD    | For a high-level overview, read an [introduction to CI/CD with GitLab](introduction/index.md).                                        |
-| Familiar with GitLab CI/CD concepts | After getting familiar with GitLab CI/CD, let us walk you through a simple example in our [quick start guide](quick_start/README.md). |
-| A GitLab CI/CD expert               | Jump straight to our [`.gitlab.yml`](yaml/README.md) reference.                                                                       |
+- Continuous integration (CI).
+- Continuous delivery and deployment (CD).
 
-NOTE: **Note:**
 Within the [DevOps lifecycle](../README.md#the-entire-devops-lifecycle), GitLab CI/CD spans
 the [Verify (CI)](../README.md#verify) and [Release (CD)](../README.md#release) stages.
 
-## Essentials
+## Overview
 
-The following documentation provides the minimum required knowledge for making use of GitLab CI/CD:
+CI/CD is a vast area, so GitLab provides documentation for all levels of expertise. Consult the following table to find the right documentation for you:
 
-| Topic                                                                               | Description                                                                                                     |
-|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Getting started with GitLab CI/CD](quick_start/README.md)                          | Outlines the first steps for configuring GitLab CI/CD.                                                          |
-| [Introduction to pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md)                                  | Provides an overview of GitLab CI/CD and jobs.                                                                  |
-| [Configuration of your pipelines with `.gitlab-ci.yml`](yaml/README.md)             | A comprehensive reference for the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.                                                        |
-| [`.gitlab-ci.yml` introduction](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_four.md) | A step-by-step introduction to writing a GitLab CI/CD configuration file (`.gitlab-ci.yml`) for the first time. |
+| Level of expertise                  | Resource                                                                                                                                  |
+|:------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| New to the concepts of CI and CD    | For a high-level overview, read an [introduction to CI/CD with GitLab](introduction/index.md).                                            |
+| Familiar with GitLab CI/CD concepts | After getting familiar with GitLab CI/CD, let us walk you through a simple example in our [getting started guide](quick_start/README.md). |
+| A GitLab CI/CD expert               | Jump straight to our [`.gitlab.yml`](yaml/README.md) reference.                                                                           |
 
-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 to get started.
+Familiarity with GitLab Runner is also 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 won't need to set this up to get started.
 
-### Auto DevOps
+## CI/CD with Auto DevOps
 
-An alternative to manually configuring CI/CD, GitLab supports [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md),
-which:
+[Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md) is the default minimum-configuration method for
+implementing CI/CD. Auto DevOps:
 
 - Provides simplified setup and execution of CI/CD.
 - Allows GitLab to automatically detect, build, test, deploy, and monitor your applications.
 
-## Basic usage
+## Manually configured CI/CD
+
+For complete control, you can manually configure GitLab CI/CD.
+
+### Usage
 
 With basic knowledge of how GitLab CI/CD works, the following documentation extends your knowledge
 into more features:
 
-| 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/).  |
-
-## Advanced usage
-
-Once you get familiar with the basics of GitLab CI/CD, consult the following documentation to make
-use of advanced features:
-
-| 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.                                                                   |
-| [ChatOps](chatops/README.md)                                                     | Trigger CI jobs from chat, with results sent back to the channel.                                                            |
-| [Interactive web terminals](interactive_web_terminal/index.md)                   | Open an interactive web terminal to debug the running jobs.                                                                  |
+| Topic                                                                                                  | Description                                                                                                                  |
+|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [Introduction to pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md)                                                     | Provides an overview of GitLab CI/CD and jobs.                                                                               |
+| [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/).                                              |
+| [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.                                                                   |
+| [ChatOps](chatops/README.md)                                                                           | Trigger CI jobs from chat, with results sent back to the channel.                                                            |
+| [Interactive web terminals](interactive_web_terminal/index.md)                                         | Open an interactive web terminal to debug the running jobs.                                                                  |
 
 ### GitLab Pages
 
@@ -82,16 +68,16 @@ GitLab CI/CD can be used to build and host static websites. For more information
 documentation on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md),
 or dive right into the [CI/CD step-by-step guide for Pages](../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_four.md).
 
-## Examples
+### Examples
 
 GitLab provides examples of configuring GitLab CI/CD in the form of:
 
 - A collection of [examples and other resources](examples/README.md).
-- Example projects, available at the [`gitlab-examples`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples) group. For example, see:
-  - [`multi-project-pipelines`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/multi-project-pipelines) for examples of implementing multi-project-pipelines.
+- Example projects that are available at the [`gitlab-examples`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples) group. For example, see:
+  - [`multi-project-pipelines`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/multi-project-pipelines) for examples of implementing multi-project pipelines.
   - [`review-apps-nginx`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/) provides an example of using Review Apps.
 
-## Administration
+### Administration
 
 As a GitLab administrator, you can change the default behavior of GitLab CI/CD for:
 
@@ -103,7 +89,7 @@ See also:
 - [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
+### Using Docker
 
 Docker is commonly used with GitLab CI/CD. Learn more about how to to accomplish this with the following
 documentation:
@@ -122,8 +108,8 @@ Related topics include:
 
 The following articles explain reasons to use GitLab CI/CD for your CI/CD infrastructure:
 
-- [Why we chose GitLab CI for our CI/CD solution](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/17/gitlab-ci-oohlala/).
-- [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/)
+- [Building our web-app on GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/22/building-our-web-app-on-gitlab-ci/)
 
 See also the [Why CI/CD?](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OGgk2Tcxbpl7DJaIOzCX4Vqg3dlwfELC3u2jEeCBbDk) presentation.