Publication date : 03/13/2024
Course : GitLab CI/CD, mastering the management of your software development lifecyclefrom continuous integration to continuous deployment
Practical course - 3d
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 | Learn more about GitLab |
| Practice versioning with Git and collaborate with GitLab |
| Implement continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) with GitLab |
| Understand the building blocks of a DevOps software factory |
Intended audience
Developers, project managers, system administrators, architects.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Linux commands. Basic knowledge of version management with Git.
Practical details
Hands-on work
Theoretical presentations alternate with practical applications.
Course schedule
1 The GitLab offer
- GitLab CE (Community edition). GitLab EE (Enterprise edition).
- The different types of GitLab use: gitlab.com, on premise, on cloud (AWS, GCP).
- Registration procedure on gitlab.com.
Hands-on work
Create a GitLab account on gitlab.com. Navigate the interface.
2 Git and its use with GitLab
- Git concepts: blob, tree, commit, revision, branch, tag...
- Local file management. View and modify work history.
- Branch management. Branch mergers and conflict management.
Hands-on work
Setting up a remote repository and simulating collaborative work.
3 Repository management with GitLab
- Managing project collaborators and their rights.
- The exit system and the link with commits.
- Introducing the wiki and snippets.
Hands-on work
Setting rights and creating merge requests.
4 GitLab CI/CD
- Introducing GitLab CI/CD and GitLab runners.
- Introducing Docker.
- The gitlab-ci.yml manifest file, an introduction to the YAML language.
- Essential tags for describing steps, jobs and processes (courses, images, scripts, etc.).
- Pipeline execution monitoring. Automatic, manual and scheduled jobs.
- Artifacts and performance improvement with cache.
- The official documentation on manifest file syntax.
- Environment management.
Hands-on work
Simple examples of job creation and chaining.
5 Going further with GitLab
- Runner types (shared runner, specific runner and group runner).
- Shared runners available on gitlab.com managed by the GitLab team.
- Scalability of runners with Docker Machine.
- The Docker executor and available images: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Ruby...
- Integration tests, functional tests, scalability tests.
- Deployment in the cloud.
- The Kubernetes executor and job distribution in a Kubernetes cluster.
- Integration of the Prometheus monitoring tool.
Hands-on work
Set up a specific runner. Execute job sequences on different runners.
6 Additional GitLab features
- Shared runners for Windows.
- Infrastructure as code with Terraform.
- Auto DevOps.
- Dynamic safety tests (DAST).
Customer reviews
4,3 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
MATTHIEU J.
05/01/26
4 / 5
Training tailored to my situation and my needs to improve my skills
OLIVIER K.
05/01/26
5 / 5
Well structured
SCANF FLORIAN L.
05/01/26
5 / 5
Very good training, with a good reminder of the basics of git, and everything you need for the CI/CD part. It's very good to let people work out how to do the exercises, without giving too much guidance so that they can work it out for themselves. And the trainer is really top-notch!
PARTICIPANTS
Developers, project managers, system administrators, architects.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of Linux commands. Basic knowledge of version management with Git.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Developers, project managers, system administrators, architects.
PREREQUISITES
Basic knowledge of Linux commands. Basic knowledge of version management with Git.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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