Key Takeaways

• How to customize GitLab for different project needs. Strategies to implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Techniques to manage projects and teams using GitLab.
• How to integrate security and compliance practices into GitLab workflows.
• Methods for monitoring and maintaining GitLab projects.
• Practical Application: Apply knowledge through interactive exercises and real-world examples.

Target Audience

Software developers, DevOps engineers, System Administrators, Quality Assurance and Technical Project Managers.

Requirements

• A laptop (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
• Basic understanding of Git and GitLab.
• Prior experience with command-line tools.
• Experience in a software development or DevOps role.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies.

Duration

4 hours

Schedule

Welcome and Introduction (15 min)

• Icebreaker and introductions.
• Workshop objectives and overview of GitLab.

Gitlab Fundamentals (60 minutes)

• Advanced customization of Boards (filters, sorting, multiple views).
• Participants work on setting up a project, creating boards and milestones, and planning a sprint.
• Key concepts: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment.

Break (15 min)

Pipeline Optimization Techniques: (60 minutes)

• Pipeline modularization (includes, templatgitlab-ci.ymlelines, DAGs).
• Participants work on optimizing a sample .gitlab-ci.yml file.
• Optimizing job execution (needs, rules, caches, environment variables).

Hands-on Activity: Implementing Security Checks (60 minutes)

• DevSecOps principles
• Examples: SonarQube, ESLint, Dependency Check, etc
• Participants configure SAST or DAST in a .gitlab-ci.yml file.

Q&A and Wrap-up (30 minutes):

• Review of key takeaways.
• Open Q&A session.