gitlab.cs.ut.ee¶

gitlab.cs.ut.ee is UTHPC center's maintained GitLab instance for primarily Institute of Computer Science use, but anyone with University of Tartu account can make use of it.

GitLab is a web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager that provides wiki, issue-tracking and continuous integration and deployment pipeline features.

Connecting and starting¶

GitLab is available from the Internet at gitlab.cs.ut.ee with your UT credentials.

For logging in, use the ’LDAP’ method and your University of Tartu username and password.

After logging in, you can see the projects you have access to. You can also ’Explore Projects’ to see which ones are available for everyone.

Problems and requests¶

If you notice problems or would like any more extensions or features, then please write to support@hpc.ut.ee . Please provide the following details via the email:

• Your username,
• The project you were working on.

Examples¶

Here's some examples about how to utilize GitLab and it's CI/CD capabilities. You need to enable shared runners under ’Project Settings’ ’CI/CD’

Running CI/CD in Docker containers¶

Start the .gitlab-ci.yml file with the following:

image:
  name: alpine

before_script:
  - echo "Hello Pre-Script"

stages:
  - example

example:
  stage: example
  script:
    - echo "Hello World"

Building a Docker container and pushing it into GitLab registry automatically¶

Inside the .gitlab-ci.yml file, append the following snippet into appropriate places:

image:
  name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
  entrypoint: [""]

stages:
  - image-build
  - deploy-prod

image-build:
  stage: image-build
  only:
    - master
  script:
    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
    - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHA --cache=true

FAQ¶

See also¶

• GitLab User Docs .