Introduction to GitLab CI
Workshop
Every team needs CI/CD, but where do you start? How do you write pipelines that don't break on every small change? And how do you ensure only tested, secure code reaches production? On the first day you learn GitLab CI/CD from scratch: you write your first .gitlab-ci.yml, understand Jobs, Stages and Variables, set up your own GitLab Runner and see how the Kubernetes Executor scales jobs automatically. Then you optimize pipelines with caching, artifacts and parallel execution. On the second day you build Docker images in the pipeline, scan them with Trivy for vulnerabilities and integrate GitLa
Workshop overview
Duration, per-participant price and logistics for Introduction to GitLab CI.
Introduction to GitLab CI
Duration: 2 days (09:00 – 16:00 CET/CEST)
Participants: Max. 8 people
Format: Online or on-site
Language: German (English on request)
Certificate: ayedo certificate of attendance
On-site options
Live online or on-site at your location
In-house: content, duration and focus can be tailored
Flexible dates, from 1 participant
German; English on request
Preconfigured cloud lab (also on-site)
Open groups: max. 8 people
Seat price same as online: €721.50 × days, excl. VAT
On-site in-house: individual quote (travel/logistics as incurred)
No published flat on-site surcharge
You provide the training room and internet
Open sessions: 09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Curriculum
Topics by day at a glance.
Day 1: Get to know GitLab and build your first CI/CD pipelines
Day 2: Build images, secure them and deploy automatically
Workshop schedule
Published daily rhythm. Topics are listed in the curriculum.
09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Official window for open sessions.
09:00 – Introductions
On day 1: meet the instructor and participants, plus the agenda and workshop structure.
09:00 – Q&A
On later days, resolve open questions from the previous day before the day’s topics (usually 09:00–09:30 or 09:00–10:00).
Content blocks follow the curriculum
Theory and hands-on in the morning and afternoon blocks. The topic list is in the curriculum above.
12:00–13:00 – Lunch
A shared break before the afternoon.
16:00–16:30 – Q&A
End of the day: questions, exchange and wrap-up.
Prerequisites
What participants should bring.
Hardware
Your own notebook (Linux, macOS or Windows) with permission to install software. Devices available at extra cost.
Environment
Each participant works in a provided cloud lab. Local installation of the training stack is not required.
Prerequisites
Basic Linux/terminal skills are helpful.
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