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## Using Dpl as deployment tool # 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.
**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 >**Note:**
To use Dpl you need at least Ruby 1.8.7 with ability to install gems. 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 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: If you don't have Ruby installed you can do it on Debian-compatible Linux with:
``` ```
apt-get update apt-get update
apt-get install ruby-dev apt-get install ruby-dev
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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`. 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 There's more and all possible parameters can be found here: https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#heroku
``` ```yaml
staging: staging:
type: deploy stage: deploy
script:
- gem install dpl - gem install dpl
- dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY
``` ```
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To use different provider take a look at long list of [Supported Providers](https://github.com/travis-ci/dpl#supported-providers). 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. 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). 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. It also means that most probably in your Docker container you don't have the Ruby runtime installed.
You will have to install it: You will have to install it:
```
```yaml
staging: staging:
type: deploy stage: deploy
script:
- apt-get update -yq - apt-get update -yq
- apt-get install -y ruby-dev - apt-get install -y ruby-dev
- gem install dpl - gem install dpl
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- master - 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. The above example is valid for all Debian-compatible systems.
### Usage in staging and production ## 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. 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: The final `.gitlab-ci.yml` for that setup would look like this:
``` ```yaml
staging: staging:
type: deploy stage: deploy
script:
- gem install dpl - gem install dpl
- dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-staging --api-key=$HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY
only: only:
- master - master
production: production:
type: deploy stage: deploy
script:
- gem install dpl - gem install dpl
- dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-production --api-key=$HEROKU_PRODUCTION_API_KEY - dpl --provider=heroku --app=my-app-production --api-key=$HEROKU_PRODUCTION_API_KEY
only: only:
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``` ```
We created two deploy jobs that are executed on different events: We created two deploy jobs that are executed on different events:
1. `staging` is executed for all commits that were pushed to `master` branch, 1. `staging` is executed for all commits that were pushed to `master` branch,
2. `production` is executed for all pushed tags. 2. `production` is executed for all pushed tags.
We also use two secure variables: We also use two secure variables:
1. `HEROKU_STAGING_API_KEY` - Heroku API key used to deploy staging app, 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. 2. `HEROKU_PRODUCTION_API_KEY` - Heroku API key used to deploy production app.
### Storing API keys ## 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`. Secure Variables can added by going to your project's
**This feature requires `gitlab-runner` with version equal or greater than 0.4.0.** **Settings ➔ CI/CD Pipelines ➔ Secret variables**. The variables that are defined
The variables that are defined in the project settings are sent along with the build script to the runner. 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. The secure variables are stored out of the repository. Never store secrets in
It is also important that secret's value is hidden in the job log. 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. `$SECRET_VARIABLE` - use it for non-Windows runners 1. `$SECRET_VARIABLE` - use it for non-Windows runners
2. `%SECRET_VARIABLE%` - use it for Windows Batch runners 2. `%SECRET_VARIABLE%` - use it for Windows Batch runners
Read more about the [CI variables](../../variables/README.md).