GitLab CI/CD
DevOps & Delivery Technologies
GitLab CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD is an integrated DevOps automation platform that enables continuous integration and continuous delivery directly within GitLab. It supports automated testing, building, and deployment through pipeline-as-code workflows.
What is it?
GitLab CI/CD is a built-in continuous integration and delivery system within GitLab. It allows teams to define pipelines using YAML configuration files and manage the entire software delivery lifecycle in a single platform.
What does it do?
GitLab CI/CD automates code validation, testing, security scanning, container builds, and deployments. It supports runners, parallel jobs, artifact management, environment tracking, and release orchestration.
Where is it used?
GitLab CI/CD is widely used in enterprise DevOps teams, regulated industries, self-hosted environments, and projects requiring end-to-end control over source code, pipelines, and deployments.
When & why it emerged
GitLab CI/CD evolved as part of GitLab’s all-in-one DevOps platform to eliminate tool fragmentation. It emerged to unify source control, CI/CD, security, and operations into a single workflow.
Why we use it at Internative
We use GitLab CI/CD for projects that require tightly integrated DevOps workflows and self-hosted control. Its comprehensive feature set allows us to manage complex delivery pipelines with visibility and governance.