diff --git a/doc/ci/examples/deployment/README.md b/doc/ci/examples/deployment/README.md index d28aa282825..7b0995597c4 100644 --- a/doc/ci/examples/deployment/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/examples/deployment/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,30 @@ -## Using Dpl as deployment tool -Dpl (dee-pee-ell) is a deploy tool made for continuous deployment that's developed and used by Travis CI, but can also be used with GitLab CI. +# Using Dpl as deployment tool -**We recommend to use Dpl, if you're deploying to any of these of these services: https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#supported-providers**. +[Dpl](https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl) (dee-pee-ell) is a deploy tool made for +continuous deployment that's developed and used by Travis CI, but can also be +used with GitLab CI. -### Requirements -To use Dpl you need at least Ruby 1.8.7 with ability to install gems. +>**Note:** +We recommend to use Dpl if you're deploying to any of these of these services: +https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#supported-providers. + +## Requirements + +To use Dpl you need at least Ruby 1.9.3 with ability to install gems. + +## Basic usage + +Dpl can be installed on any machine with: -### Basic usage -The Dpl can be installed on any machine with: ``` gem install dpl ``` -This allows you to test all commands from your shell, rather than having to test it on a CI server. +This allows you to test all commands from your local terminal, rather than +having to test it on a CI server. If you don't have Ruby installed you can do it on Debian-compatible Linux with: + ``` apt-get update apt-get install ruby-dev @@ -26,9 +36,10 @@ To use it simply define provider and any additional parameters required by the p For example if you want to use it to deploy your application to heroku, you need to specify `heroku` as provider, specify `api-key` and `app`. There's more and all possible parameters can be found here: https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#heroku -``` +```yaml staging: - type: deploy + stage: deploy + script: - gem install dpl - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY ``` @@ -37,14 +48,17 @@ In the above example we use Dpl to deploy `my-app-staging` to Heroku server with To use different provider take a look at long list of [Supported Providers](https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#supported-providers). -### Using Dpl with Docker +## Using Dpl with Docker + When you use GitLab Runner you most likely configured it to use your server's shell commands. This means that all commands are run in context of local user (ie. gitlab_runner or gitlab_ci_multi_runner). It also means that most probably in your Docker container you don't have the Ruby runtime installed. You will have to install it: -``` + +```yaml staging: - type: deploy + stage: deploy + script: - apt-get update -yq - apt-get install -y ruby-dev - gem install dpl @@ -53,24 +67,31 @@ staging: - master ``` -The first line `apt-get update -yq` updates the list of available packages, where second `apt-get install -y ruby-dev` install `Ruby` runtime on system. +The first line `apt-get update -yq` updates the list of available packages, +where second `apt-get install -y ruby-dev` installs the Ruby runtime on system. The above example is valid for all Debian-compatible systems. -### Usage in staging and production -It's pretty common in developer workflow to have staging (development) and production environment. -If we consider above example: we would like to deploy `master` branch to `staging` and `all tags` to `production` environment. +## Usage in staging and production + +It's pretty common in the development workflow to have staging (development) and +production environments + +Let's consider the following example: we would like to deploy the `master` +branch to `staging` and all tags to the `production` environment. The final `.gitlab-ci.yml` for that setup would look like this: -``` +```yaml staging: - type: deploy + stage: deploy + script: - gem install dpl - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY only: - master - + production: - type: deploy + stage: deploy + script: - gem install dpl - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-production --api-key=$HEROKU_PRODUCTION_API_KEY only: @@ -78,21 +99,28 @@ production: ``` We created two deploy jobs that are executed on different events: + 1. `staging` is executed for all commits that were pushed to `master` branch, 2. `production` is executed for all pushed tags. We also use two secure variables: + 1. `HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY` - Heroku API key used to deploy staging app, 2. `HEROKU_PRODUCTION_API_KEY` - Heroku API key used to deploy production app. -### Storing API keys -In GitLab CI 7.12 a new feature was introduced: Secure Variables. -Secure Variables can added by going to `Project > Variables > Add Variable`. -**This feature requires `gitlab-runner` with version equal or greater than 0.4.0.** -The variables that are defined in the project settings are sent along with the build script to the runner. -The secure variables are stored out of the repository. Never store secrets in your projects' .gitlab-ci.yml. -It is also important that secret's value is hidden in the job log. +## Storing API keys + +Secure Variables can added by going to your project's +**Settings ➔ CI/CD Pipelines ➔ Secret variables**. The variables that are defined +in the project settings are sent along with the build script to the Runner. +The secure variables are stored out of the repository. Never store secrets in +your project's `.gitlab-ci.yml`. It is also important that the secret's value +is hidden in the job log. + +You access added variable by prefixing it's name with `$` (on non-Windows runners) +or `%` (for Windows Batch runners): -You access added variable by prefixing it's name with `$` (on non-Windows runners) or `%` (for Windows Batch runners): 1. `$SECRET_VARIABLE` - use it for non-Windows runners 2. `%SECRET_VARIABLE%` - use it for Windows Batch runners + +Read more about the [CI variables](../../variables/README.md).