GitLab and GitLab CI Training by AcadNXT is designed to provide participants with practical expertise in end-to-end DevOps lifecycle management, source code collaboration, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) automation using GitLab. This instructor-led training program covers GitLab repository management, branching strategies, merge requests, issue tracking, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, runners, YAML pipeline configuration, automated builds, testing, deployment workflows, container integration, DevOps best practices, and monitoring concepts. Participants will gain hands-on experience in building automated software delivery pipelines and managing collaborative development workflows using GitLab. The course is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, QA engineers, and IT professionals working in modern CI/CD and DevOps environments.

• Understand GitLab DevOps architecture and workflows
• Manage repositories and merge request workflows effectively
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI
• Configure GitLab runners and job execution environments
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes
• Apply DevOps best practices for continuous delivery
• Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines effectively
• Build scalable and automated software delivery systems

• DevOps Engineers
• Software Developers
• Backend Developers
• Full Stack Developers
• QA Automation Engineers
• Build and Release Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• IT Professionals working in CI/CD environments

• Basic understanding of Git version control concepts
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle is beneficial
• Knowledge of basic programming concepts is helpful
• Understanding of command-line usage is advantageous

• Understanding GitLab architecture and DevOps workflows
• Managing repositories and collaborative development using GitLab
• Creating and managing merge requests and workflows
• Designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI
• Working with GitLab runners and job execution environments
• Automating build, test, and deployment workflows
• Applying DevOps best practices for continuous delivery
• Integrating containers and deployment pipelines
• Monitoring pipeline execution and troubleshooting failures
• Implementing scalable software delivery pipelines

After completing the GitLab and GitLab CI Training, participants will be able to design, implement, and manage complete DevOps pipelines using GitLab. Learners will gain practical expertise in repository management, CI/CD automation, pipeline configuration, deployment workflows, testing integration, and modern DevOps practices.

Introduction to GitLab and Repository Management

• Overview of GitLab platform and DevOps ecosystem
• Creating and managing repositories in GitLab
• Understanding GitLab project structure
• Branching strategies and merge request workflows
• Issue tracking and collaboration basics

Merge Requests and Collaboration Workflows

• Creating and managing merge requests
• Code review workflows in GitLab
• Handling merge conflicts
• Approval processes and branch protection
• Team collaboration best practices

Introduction to GitLab CI/CD

• Overview of CI/CD concepts
• Understanding GitLab CI/CD architecture
• Introduction to pipelines and stages
• YAML pipeline structure basics
• GitLab runners overview

Basic Pipeline Configuration

• Creating .gitlab-ci.yml file
• Defining jobs and stages
• Running basic build pipelines
• Viewing pipeline execution results
• Debugging pipeline failures

Advanced GitLab CI/CD Pipelines

• Multi-stage pipeline configuration
• Conditional jobs and rules
• Artifact management and caching
• Parallel job execution
• Environment variables and secrets management

Deployment Automation

• Automating application deployment workflows
• Staging and production environments
• Container-based deployment concepts
• Rollback strategies
• Release pipeline management

Testing and Monitoring Pipelines

• Automated testing integration in CI pipelines
• Code quality checks and linting
• Pipeline monitoring and logging
• Debugging failed jobs
• Performance optimization of pipelines

Mini Project and Practical Implementation

• Building a complete CI/CD pipeline using GitLab
• Implementing build, test, and deployment stages
• Configuring merge requests and approvals
• Deploying application through automated pipeline
• Final project review and discussion

• GitLab repository and collaboration workflows
• Merge requests and code review processes
• CI/CD pipeline design and YAML configuration
• GitLab runners and job execution concepts
• Automated testing and deployment workflows
• Pipeline monitoring and troubleshooting
• DevOps best practices and release management
• GitLab CI/CD mini project implementation

• Hands-on GitLab repository and branching exercises
• CI/CD pipeline configuration assignments
• Merge request and collaboration activities
• Deployment automation tasks
• Pipeline debugging and troubleshooting exercises
• Mini project development and evaluation

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Participants who successfully complete the training will receive an AcadNXT Certification in GitLab and GitLab CI Training, validating their expertise in GitLab DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipeline automation, repository management, merge request processes, deployment automation, and modern software delivery engineering practices.