GITLAB CI/CD Pipeline for Beginners Using a YMLFile

For each code pushed to GIT, a pipeline will trigger and execute YML script instructions.

Introduction 

 

Here, we will learn the basics of executing a YML file as we commit code.

 

For the basics, we are executing/building our Dotnet Core application using a YML file in the GitLab console Environment.

Similarly, we can create a docker image, deploy the application, all themes that we will cover in another post.

 

For now, we will look at how to configure a GITLAB CI/CD pipeline. The steps are as follows:

1. Create an Account in GitLab.
2. Create an Empty Application in GitLab with a readme.md file.
3. Clone this Repository using https in Visual studio (Editor of your choice) with credentials.
4. Create a web application.
5. Create .gitlab-ci.yml file for this project.
6. Push/Commit/Check-in Everything.
7. CI/CD pipeline will automatically Executes(due to existing Shared runner in use)

You can also create custom Runner for project-specific usage. For more, read here: ( https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/ )

 

This article is mainly for tech guys who are absolute beginners at running GITLAB CI/CD pipeline.

 

You can get full documentation here: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/introduction/

 

Create Account in GitLab

 

Step 1

 

Sign up here: https://gitlab.com/users/sign_up

 

Step 2

 

After signing in, you can create New Project, as shown below;

 

2.a.

 

2.b.

 

2.c. After you create an empty project, it will finally look like this:

 

Step 3 - Clone this Repository

 

3.a Copy the Https Git Url

 

3.b Connect in Visual Studio like this; Enter GITURL and location of your local folder.

 

Step 4

 

Create any Web application here.

 

Step 5

 

Create a YML file which should be in the parent folder of your project:

 

I will attach this YML file below for reference.(.gitlab-ci.zip)

 

The Folder Structure for your YML file should look like this:

 

At Local :

 

At Git :

 

Step 6 - Push the Code

 

Step 7 - Check For Pipeline, it can be done like this

 

7.a. Click > CI/CD > Pipeline

 

 

7.b. Run the pipeline here.

 

 

You can also check what is running inside the pipeline. It is basically the same as we have written in a YML file.

 

Click here :

 

The execution result in the GIT console will look like this:

 

 

** For customization or the rest of the runner, you can visit here....