Implementing the CI/CD workflow in GitLab

GitLab is an SCS that permits you to store your code through a versioning system. In addition, it provides you with all of the tools to implement a CI/CD workflow. The GitLab platform is available at the following link: https://gitlab.com/. You can get started with GitLab by creating an account at the following link: https://gitlab.com/users/sign_up.

The section is organized as follows:

• Creating/modifying a GitLab project
• Exploring the GitLab internal structure
• Exploring GitLab concepts for CI/CD
• Building the CI/CD pipeline
• Creating a release

Let’s start with the first point, which is creating/modifying a GitLab project.

Creating/modifying a GitLab project

Basic operations on a GitLab project include the following steps:

1. Creating a new project
2. Adding a new branch to the project
3. Creating a merging request

Let’s investigate each step separately, starting from the first...