CI/CD Using GitLab CI Training in Astana, Kazakhstan

This hands-on training is designed to equip developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators with the skills to implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab CI. Participants will learn to automate code builds, testing, deployment, and environment provisioning through GitLab’s integrated CI/CD features and YAML-based pipelines.

INTRODUCTION TO GITLAB CI AND BUILD PIPELINES

  Overview of CI/CD principles and GitLab architecture

  Enabling GitLab CI on a repository

  Anatomy of .gitlab-ci.yml: jobs, stages, runners, artifacts

  Shared vs specific runners, Docker-based jobs

  Running builds and test suites automatically

  Using variables, secrets, and environments

DEPLOYMENT PIPELINES AND ADVANCED WORKFLOWS

  Deployment automation: build → test → deploy

  Using environments and review apps

  Deploying to servers or cloud platforms (via SSH, Docker, Kubernetes)

  Conditional jobs, manual approvals, and protected branches

  Using pipeline templates, includes, and YAML anchors

  Monitoring, debugging, and pipeline optimization tips

Hands-on Exercises