Course Outline

Introduction and Foundations

  • Level-setting: what participants already know about Git and GitLab
  • Review of key Git concepts: commits, branches, merges, push/pull
  • Overview of GitLab editions (Free vs. Premium vs. Ultimate)
  • Typical GitLab use cases and organizational benefits

Overview of GitLab Features and Architecture

  • GitLab interface walkthrough and project structure
  • Key features: repository management, pipelines, issue boards
  • GitLab CI/CD architecture and runners overview

GitLab Workflow

  • Common workflows: GitLab Flow vs. GitFlow
  • Merge requests, approvals, and review cycles
  • Branch management and permissions

Organizing Projects with Groups and Namespaces

  • Understanding GitLab groups, subgroups, and namespaces
  • Project visibility and group-level permissions
  • Forking strategies and team access management

Implementing CI/CD in GitLab

  • Setting up and registering GitLab Runners
  • Docker and Kubernetes executors
  • Using Docker-in-Docker (DIND): benefits and caveats
  • Troubleshooting runner issues
  • Writing and structuring gitlab-ci.yml
  • Using variables and CI secrets
  • Creating CI workflows and stages
  • Including templates and reusable pipeline definitions
  • Triggers, schedules, and manual pipeline controls
  • Generating releases and tagging strategies

Issue Management and Collaboration

  • Creating and linking issues
  • Custom issue boards and labels
  • Milestones and progress tracking

Using GitLab Markdown

  • Formatting issues, merge requests, and wikis
  • Markdown for documentation and inline visuals
  • Using checklists, code blocks, and tables

GitLab Pages

  • Publishing static websites from GitLab repos
  • Setting up GitLab Pages with custom domains
  • CI/CD integration with Pages deployments

Security and Access Management

  • Personal access tokens and project tokens
  • Securing pipeline secrets and variables
  • Overview of GitLab’s security scanning features

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

  • Common CI/CD errors and fixes
  • Runner logs and debugging failed jobs
  • Best practices for pipeline reliability

Summary and Next Steps

  • Course recap and Q&A
  • Final review session or evaluation task
  • Feedback and course wrap-up
  • Resources for continued learning

Requirements

  • Minimal Linux knowledge required for GitLab Runner section

Audience

  • DevOps professionals
  • Software developers and engineers using GitLab in team environments
  • Technical leads and system integrators implementing GitLab pipelines
 21 Hours

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