57 | Why do Chinese Internet companies like GitLab?#
- Open-source CI reduces enterprise costs
- Provides a solution for the full DevOps lifecycle
- Supports Code Review from early stages
- Multiple maintainers
- ...
Reference: Why GitLab?
58 | What are the core features of GitLab?#
GitLab provides a comprehensive set of services. Reference: DevOps Tools Landscape
Some feature highlights:
- Manage: Overview--Contribution Analytics
- Plan: Boards
- Verify: MR, CR, Pipeline
- Monitor: Operations
Reference: Simplify your workflow with GitLab--Develop with DevOps in a single application
59 | How to manage projects on GitLab?#
Issues:
- List
- Boards
- Service Desk
- Milestones
- ...
Preferred by agile teams. You can refer to GitLab for more information.
60 | How to do code review on GitLab?#
Requirements: Set up protected branches (Settings-- Repository--Protected Branches), MR
Methods: Manual, Automated
61 | How to ensure the quality of integrations on GitLab?#
- Configure CI file: .gitlab-ci.yml, reference Gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
You can view the process in CI/CD--Pipelines, and there are many tasks that can be added.
- Enable Runner: Settings--CI/CD--Runners
- Can be understood as a service for running CI tasks
- You can use a custom Runner or use the shared Runner provided by GitLab
Reference: Get started with GitLab CI/CD - GitLab
62 | How to deploy applications on AWS using GitLab?#
Question: Why are some stages of the Pipelines in CI/CD--Pipelines different?
Answer: There are conditions in the .gitlab-ci.yml file.
Deployment process:
- Write the .gitlab-ci.yml file and configure the Runner
- Write the deployment script
- Some confidential variables can be configured in Settings--CI/CD--Variables
This series only scratches the surface of the Git world. I hope this series will spark readers' interest and encourage them to continue exploring!