CI/CD with GitLab Training Overview
Git has fast become the most popular version control system for engineering teams and is gaining popularity as a means to automate and manage infrastructure/DevOps. In addition, platforms like GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket aim to replace popular CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and CircleCI.
This CI/CD with GitLab training course teaches Infrastructure and DevOps teams how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines leveraging Git and GitLab.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Work with version control using Git
- Branch, merge, and work with Remotes
- Work with GitFlow Workflow
- Work with GitLab.com
Prerequisites
Some knowledge of Java is beneficial.
Outline
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DevOps Fundamentals
- Why DevOps?
- What is DevOps?
- Collaborative, Matrixed, and Cross-Functional Teams
- Key Components of Successful DevOps Teams
- DevOps-ification
- DevOps Vocabulary
- DevOps Goals
- Not DevOps - Crush Buzzwords
- Driving Business Outcomes with DevOps
- Technology-Enabled Business
- DevOps Key Enabler for Digital Transformation
- Core Values and Mission
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Value Stream Mapping
- Behavioral Patterns for Success
- DevOps Org Structures
- DevOps Team - Separate
- DevOps Merged Organization
- DevOps Overlapped Organization
- Organizational Structure Leadership
- What Does Continuous Delivery Mean?
- Deployment Pipelines
- Your Organization is Doing CD if …
- Pipelining for CD
- Continuous Integration
- CI Pipeline
- CD & CI Methodologies
- Key Tool Categories for CI/CD
Introduction to Git
- What is Git
- Git's Design Goals
- Branching and Merging
- Centralized Version Control
- Distributed Version Control
- Git Basics
- Getting Git
- Git on the Server
- Git Repository Managers
- Git on Someone's Server
Basic Git Operations
- Using Git
- Definitions
- Commit
- How to Think About Commits
- Viewing History
- Configuring Git
- Configuration Scope
- User Identification
- GPG Signing
- Gnu Privacy Guard
- GPG Basics
- GPG and Git
- .gitignore
- Other Useful Configurations
- Gitattributes
- Where Gitattributes are Set
- How Gitattributes are Set
- Git Hooks
- commit-msg Hook with Jira Key
Branching, Merging, and Remotes
- Branching
- Branches in Git
- Merge
- Fast Forward Merge
- --no-ff
- More Than One Repository
- Working with Remotes
- Fetch and Pull
- Push
- Pull Requests
- Tagging a Commit
- Lightweight Tags
- Annotated Tags
- Sharing Tags
- Checking Out a Tag
Introduction to Git Flow
- Why Use an SCM Workflow?
- What is Git Flow
- The Main Branch
- Benefits
- What is Git Flow and how does it work?
- Git Flow Extension
- Initializing Git Flow
- Features
- Release
- Hotfixes
- Git Flow and Continuous Integration
- Git Flow Alternatives
- Trunk-based Development
- GitHub Flow
- GitHub Flow – Pros and Cons
Introduction to GitLab
- What is GitLab
- History
- Benefits
- Features
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Setting up an Account
- Create New Project
- Choice for Projects
- GitLab Commands
Introduction to CI/CD and GitLab
- Foundation of Agile AppDev
- Extreme Programming
- Agile Development
- What is Continuous Integration (CI)
- What is Continuous Integration (cont'd)
- Typical Setup for Continuous Integration
- Setup Notes for Continuous Integration
- CI with Artifact Management
- What is Continuous Delivery (CD)?
- Why Continuous Delivery?
- DevOps and Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Delivery Challenges
- Continuous Delivery vs Continuous Deployment
- GitLab CI/CD
- GitLab CI/CD (Cont)
- Running GitLab
- Running GitLab (cont)
- Creating a GitLab Project
- Creating a GitLab Project (cont)
- GitLab via YAML Templates
Introduction to GitLab Flow
- Environment Branches
- Release Branches
- Pros and Cons
Best Practices for GitLab
- Secure GitLab
- Users
- Build Directory
- Shutdown
- CI/CD
- Optimize Pipeline Stages
Conclusion
Training Materials
All attendees receive comprehensive course materials.
Software Requirements
- Git 2.x or later
- Internet access for all attendees and the instructor
