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

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

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

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

Artifact Management

Advanced Artifact Management in GitLab CI/CD

Introduction to Advanced Artifact Management

Introduction to Advanced Artifact Management

Sharing and Versioning

Artifact Management

Introduction to Advanced Artifact Management

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3. Configuring Advanced Artifact Handling

3.1 Caching Dependencies

Cache dependencies to accelerate build times and reduce pipeline costs.

Cache Configuration Example

stages:
  - build

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - npm install
    - npm run build
  cache:
    key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG" # Identifier, ensures that different branches or tags use separate caches
    paths:
      - node_modules/

3.2 Retention Policies

Implement artifact retention policies to manage storage usage efficiently.

Retention Policy Example

build:   
  stage: build   
  artifacts:     
    expire_in: 30 days