CI/CD Workflows

• Why 🤖 Automation?
  • Harnessing the Power of Automation in GitLab, GitHub, and Similar Platforms
  • The Benefits of Automation for Non-Software Developers
    • Conclusion
  • Navigating the Challenges of Automation
    • How Automation Helps
• Creating CI/CD Scripts
  • A YAML Primer
    • What is YAML?
    • YAML Syntax
      • 1. Basic Structure
      • 3. Strings
      • 2. Lists
      • 4. Comments
    • Conclusion
  • Understanding Variable Substitution
  • From YAML to Automation
  • GitHub Workflows
    • How to Handle Automation Scripts
    • Minimal Content of an Automation Script
    • Minimal Automation Script
    • How to Trigger an Automation Script
    • How to Define Variables for an Automation Script
  • GitLab Pipelines
    • How to Handle Automation Scripts
    • Minimal Content of an Automation Script
    • Minimal Automation Script
    • How to Trigger an Automation Script
    • How to Define Variables for an Automation Script
  • Workflows vs. Pipelines - Overview
  • Workflows vs. Pipelines - by Example
• Runners
  • What Are Runners in CI/CD?
  • Types of Runners
  • Configuring Runners
  • Communication with Remote Service
• 🤗 Embrace automation 🤗
  • Recap
  • Feature Branch Approach - with Automation
    • Test the development branch
    • Report code coverage in the Merge/Pull Request
    • Perform linting checks on the development branch
    • Test an anticipated merge commit
    • Perform a version increase upon merge
    • Cleanup branches after merge
    • Automate deployment to production or staging environment
  • Some considerations
    • Start Small!
    • Create your own Docker images
    • Debugging CI/CD Pipelines/Workflows
• Exercise
  • LaTeX Article CI/CD Pipeline