DEV Community: GitLab

Extending GitLab Auto Deploy and Dynamic Environments To AWS CloudFormation

Darwin Sanoy — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:35:36 +0000

While designed for Kubernetes, GitLab zero touch per-feature branch ephemeral environments can implemented for AWS CloudFormation with a little CI magic ;) Working Example: https://url2go.to/gladcf

Released v1.4.9-alpha14 of the GitLab HA Scaling Runner Vending Machine for AWS!

Darwin Sanoy — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:30:00 +0000

Released v1.4.9-alpha14 of the GitLab HA Scaling Runner Vending Machine for AWS!

Lots of security improvements, Docker BuildX, configure subnets, security groups and EBS size. Multiple bug fixes. Thanks to our 6 community contributors! Check It Out: https://url2go.to/fle

New post: Provisioning 100 AWS Graviton GitLab Spot Runners in 10 Minutes for $2/hour.

Darwin Sanoy — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:07:43 +0000

The automation in this blog also backs a UI experiment where a portion of GitLab.com visitors see a new button "Deploy GitLab Runner in AWS"! https://url2go.to/100Runners

Provisioning Ready-to-Run GitLab for 50,000 Users on AWS EKS in 14 Clicks and a Long Lunch (Developer Preview IaC)

Darwin Sanoy — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 21:14:28 +0000

Warning: This is Boring.

A shout out to Dmitry Kolomiets who wrote the rock star IaC behind the GitLab portion of this Quick Start!

Check it out: https://bit.ly/3mbTqIr

Git Diff Revision Activity Metrics GitLab CI Extension

Darwin Sanoy — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:41:46 +0000

automatically creates time estimates and labels on Merge Requests based on how much change has happened in the code! It can be tuned to your scenario. https://bit.ly/gitdiffmetrics

Utterly Automated Software and Artifact Versioning with GitVersion

Darwin Sanoy — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:40:04 +0000

The working GitLab example Utterly Automated Software and Artifact Versioning with GitVersion solves a dizzying array of artifact and software release versioning problems for busy repositories through intelligent default behaviors and deep customization. https://url2go.to/2y9

Checkout this @gitlab CI CD Extension for Bridge Crew's Checkov

Darwin Sanoy — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:47:25 +0000

Checkov is a SAST scanner for IaC and covers Terraform and CloudFormation. It's also a good study in creating CI CD Extensions for GitLab CI. https://url2go.to/m6i

Kubernetes rocks - but non-boring solutions also have costs.

Darwin Sanoy — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:50:10 +0000

The perspectives shared in "Honestly we shouldn't have used microservices" can also be applied to a) the pure operations side of b) off the shelf software c) that you self-manage. https://url2go.to/ei9

Writing to GitLab Project Wiki During CI

Darwin Sanoy — Tue, 04 May 2021 16:40:48 +0000

Updated Guided Exploration: Commit To Self and Project Wiki and External Repos During Pipeline - added Wiki example. https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/gitlab-ci-yml-tips-tricks-and-hacks/commit-to-repos-during-ci/commit-to-repos-during-ci

Provisioning 100 GitLab Spot Runners on AWS in less than 10 minutes using less than 10 clicks...

Darwin Sanoy — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:53:19 +0000

And then updating them all in 10 minutes. Easy provisioning and managing of any runner fleet size! https://url2go.to/100spotrunners

Building a Well Architected CloudFormation Custom Resource Pattern

Darwin Sanoy — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:22:26 +0000

NEW: Building a Well Architected CloudFormation Custom Resource Pattern - serves as a well architected pattern for CF Custom Resources, and also includes working code for getting VPC Subnets and AZs.

https://url2go.to/yuu

GitLab HA Scaling Runner Vending Machine for AWS v1.4.4-alpha9

Darwin Sanoy — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:55:20 +0000

Includes: CF console UI improvements, Click to launch Easy Buttons, ARM support and VPC selection. https://url2go.to/ajw