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Intro
CI/CD Fundamentals
Variables and Secrets in GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
Variables and Secrets in GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
Variable Usage in CI/CD Pipelines
Protected Variables
Masked variables
CI/CD Variable Security
Conclusion
git-vars package
Introduction to `git-vars`
Installing `git-vars` Locally
`git-vars` Configuration
Pulling Variables to Local
Pushing Variables to Local
Managing Project and Group level Environment Variables
Using Different Profiles
Role Based Access Control
Introduction to Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Implementing RBAC in GitLab
Best Practices for RBAC in GitLab
Conclusion
Protected Branches and Tags
Protected Branches and Tags in GitLab
Protected Branches and Tags in GitLab
Configuring Protected Branches in GitLab
Configuring Protected Tags in GitLab
Best Practices for Protected Branches and Tags
Conclusion
Security Templates
Security Templates in GitLab CI/CD
Security Templates in GitLab CI/CD
Types of Security Templates in GitLab
Auto DevOps Security Template
Secret Detection Template
Dependency Scanning Template
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Template
Best Practices for Using Security Templates
Conclusion
Artifact Management
Advanced Artifact Management in GitLab CI/CD
Introduction to Advanced Artifact Management
Introduction to Advanced Artifact Management
Sharing and Versioning
Conclusion

git-vars package

Pulling Variables to Local

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Pulling Variables to Local .env.project

Export all environment variables from a GitLab repository to your local environment.

Prerequisites

Ensure you are in the base directory of your repository. This is important because the .env file will be stored there.

cd /path/to/your/repository

Using Command Option

git-vars pull -s project -f .env.project

# -s --scope (Optional): Need to choose one from 'project', 'group' or 'instance'. Default: The one provided in the `.git-vars` configuration file.
# -f --file: Output file where the variables are going to be exported. Default: .env

You can check that the .env.project file has been created or updated. Type cat .env.project on your terminal to display the environment variables stored in the file .env.project. The output should be something like this:

TEST=abc123
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=aaaaaaaaaa
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=eu-central-1
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=1234567890

Where the variables follow the format KEY=VALUE.