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diff --git a/doc/ci/index.md b/doc/ci/index.md index 9175c20f580..87b259af62a 100644 --- a/doc/ci/index.md +++ b/doc/ci/index.md @@ -9,33 +9,23 @@ type: index # GitLab CI/CD **(FREE)** -GitLab CI/CD is a tool built into GitLab for software development -through the [continuous methodologies](introduction/index.md): +GitLab CI/CD is a tool for software development using the continuous methodologies: -- Continuous Integration (CI) -- Continuous Delivery (CD) -- Continuous Deployment (CD) +- [Continuous Integration (CI)](introduction/index.md#continuous-integration) +- [Continuous Delivery (CD)](introduction/index.md#continuous-delivery) +- [Continuous Deployment (CD)](introduction/index.md#continuous-deployment) NOTE: Out-of-the-box management systems can decrease hours spent on maintaining toolchains by 10% or more. Watch our ["Mastering continuous software development"](https://about.gitlab.com/webcast/mastering-ci-cd/) -webcast to learn about continuous methods and how the GitLab built-in CI can help you simplify and scale software development. +webcast to learn about continuous methods and how GitLab CI/CD can help you simplify and scale software development. -Continuous Integration works by pushing small code chunks to your -application's codebase hosted in a Git repository, and to every -push, run a pipeline of scripts to build, test, and validate the -code changes before merging them into the main branch. - -Continuous Delivery and Deployment consist of a step further CI, -deploying your application to production at every -push to the default branch of the repository. - -These methodologies allow you to catch bugs and errors early in -the development cycle, ensuring that all the code deployed to +Use GitLab CI/CD to catch bugs and errors early in +the development cycle. Ensure that all the code deployed to production complies with the code standards you established for your app. -GitLab can also automatically detect, build, test, deploy, and +GitLab CI/CD can automatically build, test, deploy, and monitor your applications by using [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md). For a complete overview of these methodologies and GitLab CI/CD, @@ -48,7 +38,7 @@ read the [Introduction to CI/CD with GitLab](introduction/index.md). <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1iXFbchozdY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe> </figure> -## Concepts +## GitLab CI/CD concepts GitLab CI/CD uses a number of concepts to describe and run your build and deploy. @@ -63,7 +53,7 @@ GitLab CI/CD uses a number of concepts to describe and run your build and deploy | [Pipeline efficiency](pipelines/pipeline_efficiency.md) | Configure your pipelines to run quickly and efficiently. | | [Test cases](test_cases/index.md) | Create testing scenarios. | -## Configuration +## GitLab CI/CD configuration GitLab CI/CD supports numerous configuration options: @@ -82,21 +72,20 @@ GitLab CI/CD supports numerous configuration options: Certain operations can only be performed according to the [user](../user/permissions.md#gitlab-cicd-permissions) and [job](../user/permissions.md#job-permissions) permissions. -## Feature set +## GitLab CI/CD features -Use the vast GitLab CI/CD to easily configure it for specific purposes. -Its feature set is listed on the table below according to DevOps stages. +GitLab CI/CD features, grouped by DevOps stage, include: | Feature | Description | |:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Configure** | | | [Auto DevOps](../topics/autodevops/index.md) | Set up your app's entire lifecycle. | -| [ChatOps](chatops/index.md) | Trigger CI jobs from chat, with results sent back to the channel. | +| [ChatOps](chatops/index.md) | Trigger CI jobs from chat, with results sent back to the channel. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Verify** | | | [Browser Performance Testing](../user/project/merge_requests/browser_performance_testing.md) | Quickly determine the browser performance impact of pending code changes. | | [Load Performance Testing](../user/project/merge_requests/load_performance_testing.md) | Quickly determine the server performance impact of pending code changes. | -| [CI services](services/index.md) | Link Docker containers with your base image. | +| [CI services](services/index.md) | Link Docker containers with your base image. | | [Code Quality](../user/project/merge_requests/code_quality.md) | Analyze your source code quality. | | [GitLab CI/CD for external repositories](ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Get the benefits of GitLab CI/CD combined with repositories in GitHub and Bitbucket Cloud. | | [Interactive Web Terminals](interactive_web_terminal/index.md) **(FREE SELF)** | Open an interactive web terminal to debug the running jobs. | @@ -107,7 +96,7 @@ Its feature set is listed on the table below according to DevOps stages. | [Auto Deploy](../topics/autodevops/stages.md#auto-deploy) | Deploy your application to a production environment in a Kubernetes cluster. | | [Building Docker images](docker/using_docker_build.md) | Maintain Docker-based projects using GitLab CI/CD. | | [Canary Deployments](../user/project/canary_deployments.md) | Ship features to only a portion of your pods and let a percentage of your user base to visit the temporarily deployed feature. | -| [Deploy Boards](../user/project/deploy_boards.md) | Check the current health and status of each CI/CD environment running on Kubernetes. | +| [Deploy boards](../user/project/deploy_boards.md) | Check the current health and status of each CI/CD environment running on Kubernetes. | | [Feature Flags](../operations/feature_flags.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Deploy your features behind Feature Flags. | | [GitLab Pages](../user/project/pages/index.md) | Deploy static websites. | | [GitLab Releases](../user/project/releases/index.md) | Add release notes to Git tags. | @@ -120,29 +109,29 @@ Its feature set is listed on the table below according to DevOps stages. | [License Compliance](../user/compliance/license_compliance/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Search your project dependencies for their licenses. | | [Security Test reports](../user/application_security/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Check for app vulnerabilities. | -## Examples +## GitLab CI/CD examples -Find example project code and tutorials for using GitLab CI/CD with a variety of app frameworks, languages, and platforms -on the [CI Examples](examples/README.md) page. +See the [CI/CD examples](examples/README.md) page for example project code and tutorials for +using GitLab CI/CD with various: -## Administration **(FREE SELF)** +- App frameworks +- Languages +- Platforms -As a GitLab administrator, you can change the default behavior -of GitLab CI/CD for: +## GitLab CI/CD Administration -- An [entire GitLab instance](../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md). -- Specific projects, using [pipelines settings](pipelines/settings.md). +You can change the default behavior of GitLab CI/CD for: + +- An entire GitLab instance in the [CI/CD administration settings](../administration/index.md#cicd-settings). +- Specific projects in the [pipelines settings](pipelines/settings.md). See also: -- [How to enable or disable GitLab CI/CD](enable_or_disable_ci.md). -- Other [CI administration settings](../administration/index.md#continuous-integration-settings). +- [Enable or disable GitLab CI/CD in a project](enable_or_disable_ci.md). ## References -### Why GitLab CI/CD? - -Learn more about: +Learn more about GitLab CI/CD: - [Why you might choose GitLab CI/CD](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/10/17/gitlab-ci-oohlala/). - [Reasons you might migrate from another platform](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/07/22/building-our-web-app-on-gitlab-ci/). @@ -150,10 +139,10 @@ Learn more about: See also the [Why CI/CD?](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OGgk2Tcxbpl7DJaIOzCX4Vqg3dlwfELC3u2jEeCBbDk) presentation. -### Breaking changes +### Major version changes (breaking) As GitLab CI/CD has evolved, certain breaking changes have -been necessary. These are: +been necessary. #### 13.0 |