Gitlab Cicd Pipeline

aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/skills/gitlab-cicd-pipeline

by aj-geddes3f5182cfd739No license355 starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 7 months ago

Design and implement GitLab CI/CD pipelines with stages, jobs, artifacts, and caching. Configure runners, Docker integration, and deployment strategies.

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AI-generated overview

Designs GitLab CI/CD pipelines with stages, jobs, caching, runners, Docker and Kubernetes deployment.

What it does: Provides guidance and reference material for building GitLab CI/CD pipelines, covering stages, jobs, artifacts, caching, runner configuration, Docker layer caching, multi-project pipelines and Kubernetes deployment. It includes a minimal .gitlab-ci.yml example, a pipeline template, and a validation script. The deliverable is pipeline configuration and deployment setup rather than application code.
When to use it: Use it when setting up or improving CI/CD for a GitLab repository, including multi-stage builds, Docker registry integration, review app or Kubernetes deployment, and cache optimization.
Requirements: GitLab repository with CI/CD and GitLab Runner infrastructure; Docker and Kubernetes access for container and deployment steps. Ships an executable validation script and a pipeline template.

Overview

Create comprehensive GitLab CI/CD pipelines that automate building, testing, and deployment using GitLab Runner infrastructure and container execution.

When to Use

GitLab repository CI/CD setup
Multi-stage build pipelines
Docker registry integration
Kubernetes deployment
Review app deployment
Cache optimization
Dependency management

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

yaml

# .gitlab-ci.ymlimage: node:18-alpine
variables:  DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2  FF_USE_FASTZIP: "true"
stages:  - lint  - test  - build  - security  - deploy-review  - deploy-prod
cache:  key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}  paths:    - node_modules/    - .npm/
lint:  stage: lint  script:    - npm install// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

# .gitlab-ci.ymlimage: node:18-alpine
variables:  DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2  FF_USE_FASTZIP: "true"
stages:  - lint  - test  - build  - security  - deploy-review  - deploy-prod
cache:  key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}  paths:    - node_modules/    - .npm/
lint:  stage: lint  script:    - npm install// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Guide	Contents
Complete Pipeline Configuration [blocked]	Complete Pipeline Configuration
GitLab Runner Configuration [blocked]	GitLab Runner Configuration
Docker Layer Caching Optimization [blocked]	Docker Layer Caching Optimization
Multi-Project Pipeline [blocked]	Multi-Project Pipeline
Kubernetes Deployment [blocked]	Kubernetes Deployment, Performance Testing Stage, Release Pipeline with Semantic Versioning

Best Practices

✅ DO

Use stages to organize pipeline flow
Implement caching for dependencies
Use artifacts for test reports
Set appropriate cache keys
Implement conditional execution with only and except
Use needs: for job dependencies
Clean up artifacts with expire_in
Use Docker for consistent environments
Implement security scanning stages
Set resource limits for jobs
Use merge request pipelines

❌ DON'T

Run tests serially when parallelizable
Cache everything unnecessarily
Leave large artifacts indefinitely
Store secrets in configuration files
Run privileged Docker without necessity
Skip security scanning
Ignore pipeline failures
Use only: [main] without proper controls

Source and attribution

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Table of Contents

Overview

When to Use

Quick Start

Reference Guides

Best Practices

✅ DO

❌ DON'T

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