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-# GitLab Continuous Integration (GitLab CI)
+# GitLab Continuous Integration (GitLab CI/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.
+Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Continuous Delivery support
+to build, test, and deploy your application.
Here's some info we've gathered to get you started.
## Getting started
-The first steps towards your GitLab CI journey.
+The first steps towards your GitLab CI/CD journey.
-- [Getting started with GitLab CI](quick_start/README.md)
-- [Pipelines and jobs](pipelines.md)
-- [Configure a Runner, the application that runs your jobs](runners/README.md)
-- **Articles:**
- - [Getting started with GitLab and GitLab CI - Intro to CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2015/12/14/getting-started-with-gitlab-and-gitlab-ci/)
- - [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/)
- - [GitLab CI: Run jobs sequentially, in parallel, or build a custom pipeline](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/07/29/the-basics-of-gitlab-ci/)
- - [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
- - [GitLab CI: Deployment & environments](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/)
+- [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.
+
+### Introduction to 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/)
- **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/)
+ - 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)
-## Reference guides
+### Why GitLab CI/CD?
+
+ - 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/)
-Once you get familiar with the getting started guides, you'll find yourself
-digging into specific reference guides.
+## Exploring GitLab CI/CD
-- [`.gitlab-ci.yml` reference](yaml/README.md) - Learn all about the ins and
- outs of `.gitlab-ci.yml` definitions
-- [CI Variables](variables/README.md) - Learn how to use variables defined in
+- [CI/CD Variables](variables/README.md) - Learn how to use variables defined in
your `.gitlab-ci.yml` or secured ones defined in your project's settings
- **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)
-
-## Auto DevOps
-
-- [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md)
-
-## GitLab CI + Docker
-
-Leverage the power of Docker to run your CI pipelines.
-
-- [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)
-- **Articles:**
- - [Setting up GitLab Runner For Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/01/gitlab-runner-with-docker/)
+- [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/)
## Advanced use
-Once you get familiar with the basics of GitLab CI, it's time to dive in and
+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.
-- [Environments and deployments](environments.md) - Separate your jobs into
+- [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)
-- [Git submodules](git_submodules.md) - How to run your CI jobs when Git
+- [Git submodules](git_submodules.md): How to run your CI jobs when Git
submodules are involved
-- [Auto deploy](autodeploy/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)
+## GitLab CI/CD for Docker
+
+Leverage the power of Docker to run your CI pipelines.
+
+- [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/)
+
## Review Apps
-- [Review Apps](review_apps/index.md)
-- **Articles:**
- - [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/)
+- [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/)
+
+## Auto DevOps
+
+- [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md): Auto DevOps automatically detects, builds, tests, deploys, and monitors your applications.
## GitLab CI for GitLab Pages
-See the topic on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md).
+See the documentation on [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md).
-## Special configuration
+## Special configuration (GitLab admin)
-You can change the default behavior of GitLab CI in your whole GitLab instance
-as well as in each project.
+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.
-- **Project specific**
+- **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**
+- **Affecting the whole GitLab instance:**
- [Continuous Integration admin settings](../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md)
## Examples
->**Note:**
-A collection of `.gitlab-ci.yml` files is maintained at the
-[GitLab CI Yml project][gitlab-ci-templates].
-If your favorite programming language or framework is missing we would love
-your help by sending a merge request with a `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
-
-Here is an collection of tutorials and guides on setting up your CI pipeline.
-
-- [GitLab CI examples](examples/README.md) for the following languages and frameworks:
- - [PHP](examples/php.md)
- - [Ruby](examples/test-and-deploy-ruby-application-to-heroku.md)
- - [Python](examples/test-and-deploy-python-application-to-heroku.md)
- - [Clojure](examples/test-clojure-application.md)
- - [Scala](examples/test-scala-application.md)
- - [Phoenix](examples/test-phoenix-application.md)
- - [Run PHP Composer & NPM scripts then deploy them to a staging server](examples/deployment/composer-npm-deploy.md)
- - [Analyze code quality with the Code Climate CLI](examples/code_climate.md)
-- **Articles**
- - [How to test and deploy Laravel/PHP applications with GitLab CI/CD and Envoy](examples/laravel_with_gitlab_and_envoy/index.md)
- - [How to deploy Maven projects to Artifactory with GitLab CI/CD](examples/artifactory_and_gitlab/index.md)
- - [Automated Debian packaging](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/12/automated-debian-package-build-with-gitlab-ci/)
- - [Spring boot application with GitLab CI and Kubernetes](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/14/continuous-delivery-of-a-spring-boot-application-with-gitlab-ci-and-kubernetes/)
- - [Setting up GitLab CI for iOS projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/10/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-ios-projects/)
- - [Setting up GitLab CI for Android projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/30/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-android-projects/)
- - [Building a new GitLab Docs site with Nanoc, GitLab CI, and GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/07/building-a-new-gitlab-docs-site-with-nanoc-gitlab-ci-and-gitlab-pages/)
- - [CI/CD with GitLab in action](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/13/ci-cd-demo/)
- - [Building an Elixir Release into a Docker image using GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/11/building-an-elixir-release-into-docker-image-using-gitlab-ci-part-1/)
-- **Miscellaneous**
- - [Using `dpl` as deployment tool](examples/deployment/README.md)
- - [Repositories with examples for various languages](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-examples)
- - [The .gitlab-ci.yml file for GitLab itself](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml)
- - [Example project that shows how to use Review Apps](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/)
+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.
## Integrations
-- **Articles:**
- - [Continuous Delivery with GitLab and Convox](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/09/continuous-delivery-with-gitlab-and-convox/)
- - [Getting Started with GitLab and Shippable Continuous Integration](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/05/05/getting-started-gitlab-and-shippable/)
- - [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/)
-
-## Why GitLab CI?
-
-- **Articles:**
- - [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: 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/)
+- 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/)
## Breaking changes
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---
-# GitLab CI Examples
+# GitLab CI/CD Examples
-A collection of `.gitlab-ci.yml` files is maintained at the [GitLab CI Yml project][gitlab-ci-templates].
-If your favorite programming language or framework are missing we would love your help by sending a merge request
-with a `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
+A collection of `.gitlab-ci.yml` template files is maintained at the [GitLab CI/CD YAML project][gitlab-ci-templates]. When you create a new file via the UI,
+GitLab will give you the option to choose one of the templates existent on this project.
+If your favorite programming language or framework are missing we would love your
+help by sending a merge request with a new `.gitlab-ci.yml` to this project.
-Apart from those, here is an collection of tutorials and guides on setting up your CI pipeline:
+There's also a collection of repositories with [example projects](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples) for various languages. You can fork an adjust them to your own needs.
## Languages, frameworks, OSs
-### PHP
+- **PHP**:
+ - [Testing a PHP application](php.md)
+ - [Run PHP Composer & NPM scripts then deploy them to a staging server](deployment/composer-npm-deploy.md)
+ - [How to test and deploy Laravel/PHP applications with GitLab CI/CD and Envoy](laravel_with_gitlab_and_envoy/index.md)
+- **Ruby**: [Test and deploy a Ruby application to Heroku](test-and-deploy-ruby-application-to-heroku.md)
+- **Python**: [Test and deploy a Python application to Heroku](test-and-deploy-python-application-to-heroku.md)
+- **Java**: [Continuous Delivery of a Spring Boot application with GitLab CI and Kubernetes](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/14/continuous-delivery-of-a-spring-boot-application-with-gitlab-ci-and-kubernetes/)
+- **Scala**: [Test a Scala application](test-scala-application.md)
+- **Clojure**: [Test a Clojure application](test-clojure-application.md)
+- **Elixir**:
+ - [Test a Phoenix application](test-phoenix-application.md)
+ - [Building an Elixir Release into a Docker image using GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/11/building-an-elixir-release-into-docker-image-using-gitlab-ci-part-1/)
+- **iOS and macOS**:
+ - [Setting up GitLab CI for iOS projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/10/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-ios-projects/)
+ - [How to use GitLab CI and MacStadium to build your macOS or iOS projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/15/how-to-use-macstadium-and-gitlab-ci-to-build-your-macos-or-ios-projects/)
+- **Android**: [Setting up GitLab CI for Android projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/30/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-android-projects/)
+- **Debian**: [Continuous Deployment with GitLab: how to build and deploy a Debian Package with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/12/automated-debian-package-build-with-gitlab-ci/)
+- **Maven**: [How to deploy Maven projects to Artifactory with GitLab CI/CD](artifactory_and_gitlab/index.md)
+
+### Miscellaneous
-- [Testing a PHP application](php.md)
-- [Run PHP Composer & NPM scripts then deploy them to a staging server](deployment/composer-npm-deploy.md)
-- [How to test and deploy Laravel/PHP applications with GitLab CI/CD and Envoy](laravel_with_gitlab_and_envoy/index.md)
-
-### Ruby
-
-- [Test and deploy a Ruby application to Heroku](test-and-deploy-ruby-application-to-heroku.md)
-
-### Python
-
-- [Test and deploy a Python application to Heroku](test-and-deploy-python-application-to-heroku.md)
-
-### Java
-
-- [Continuous Delivery of a Spring Boot application with GitLab CI and Kubernetes](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/14/continuous-delivery-of-a-spring-boot-application-with-gitlab-ci-and-kubernetes/)
-
-### Scala
-
-- [Test a Scala application](test-scala-application.md)
-
-### Clojure
-
-- [Test a Clojure application](test-clojure-application.md)
-
-### Elixir
-
-- [Test a Phoenix application](test-phoenix-application.md)
-- [Building an Elixir Release into a Docker image using GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/11/building-an-elixir-release-into-docker-image-using-gitlab-ci-part-1/)
-
-### iOS
-
-- [Setting up GitLab CI for iOS projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/03/10/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-ios-projects/)
-
-### Android
-
-- [Setting up GitLab CI for Android projects](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/30/setting-up-gitlab-ci-for-android-projects/)
+- [Using `dpl` as deployment tool](deployment/README.md)
+- [The `.gitlab-ci.yml` file for GitLab itself](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml)
### Code quality analysis
-- [Analyze code quality with the Code Climate CLI](code_climate.md)
+[Analyze code quality with the Code Climate CLI](code_climate.md).
-### Other
-
-- [Using `dpl` as deployment tool](deployment/README.md)
-- [Repositories with examples for various languages](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-examples)
-- [The .gitlab-ci.yml file for GitLab itself](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml)
-- [Continuous Deployment with GitLab: how to build and deploy a Debian Package with GitLab CI](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/12/automated-debian-package-build-with-gitlab-ci/)
-- [How to deploy Maven projects to Artifactory with GitLab CI/CD](artifactory_and_gitlab/index.md)
+### GitLab CI/CD for Review Apps
-## GitLab CI/CD for GitLab Pages
+- [Example project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/review-apps-nginx/) that shows how to use GitLab CI/CD for [Review Apps](../review_apps/index.html).
+- [Dockerizing GitLab Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/07/11/dockerizing-review-apps/)
-- [Example projects](https://gitlab.com/pages)
-- [Creating and Tweaking `.gitlab-ci.yml` for GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/getting_started_part_four.md)
-- [SSGs Part 3: Build any SSG site with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/17/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-3-examples-ci/):
-examples for Ruby-, NodeJS-, Python-, and GoLang-based SSGs
-- [Building a new GitLab docs site with Nanoc, GitLab CI, and GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/07/building-a-new-gitlab-docs-site-with-nanoc-gitlab-ci-and-gitlab-pages/)
-- [Publish code coverage reports with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/03/publish-code-coverage-report-with-gitlab-pages/)
+### GitLab CI/CD for GitLab Pages
See the documentation on [GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/index.md) for a complete overview.
-## More
+## Contributing
-Contributions are very much welcomed! You can help your favorite programming
-language and GitLab by sending a merge request with a guide for that language.
+Contributions are very welcome! You can help your favorite programming
+language users and GitLab by sending a merge request with a guide for that language.
+You may want to apply for the [GitLab Community Writers Program](https://about.gitlab.com/community-writers/)
+to get paid for writing complete articles for GitLab.
[gitlab-ci-templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-yml