GitLab CI/CD

You can use GitLab CI/CD to automate the deployment of Docker containers with Docker Deploy API.

Requirements

The following instructions assume that you have already generated a Deploy Token.

Save Secret

First, you need to save the Deploy Token as a secret in your repository. You need to be a collaborator or owner of the repository to do this.

1. Go to your repository on GitHub.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click CI/CD.
4. Scroll down to Variables and click Expand.
5. Click Add variable.
6. Enter DEPLOY_TOKEN as the Key. The Value is the Deploy Token you generated.
7. Make sure to check Mask variable and Protect variable.
8. Click Add variable.

Edit .gitlab-ci.yml

Add the following to your .gitlab-ci.yml file.

.gitlab-ci.yml

deploy:
    stage: deploy
    script:
        - curl -sSL "https://deploy.example.com/s" | bash -s -- $DEPLOY_TOKEN
    # environment: ...