GitLab CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD automates code builds, tests, and deployments directly from your GitLab repositories. · GitLab · DevOps & CI
Overview
GitLab CI/CD offers integrated pipelines for automating builds, tests, and deployments directly within GitLab, with a generous free tier for small teams and open source.
Good fit
Use when you need integrated CI/CD for GitLab-hosted projects with moderate build frequency and simple automation needs.
- small teams
- open source projects
- students
- startups
Not a fit
Avoid if you require unlimited build minutes, advanced enterprise features, or integration with non-GitLab repositories.
- large enterprise
- heavy CI/CD workloads
- multi-provider SCM
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a free GitLab account.
- Create or import a repository.
- Add a .gitlab-ci.yml file to define your pipeline.
- Push your code to trigger the pipeline.
- Monitor pipeline status in the GitLab UI.
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