Hands-On Auto DevOps with GitLab CI - Declaring Deployment Environments

This video tutorial covers hands-on auto DevOps with GitLab CI, focusing on automated application deployments. It explains how to declare deployment environments in the gitlab-ci.yml file, configure deployment stages, and view deployment history in GitLab CI. The tutorial also discusses linking environments to Kubernetes clusters and provides insights into managing production deployments. The video concludes with a preview of the next topic, which involves Kubernetes application resources.

What is the primary focus of Section 3 in the video tutorial?

• Testing and building applications

• Automated application deployments

• Managing Kubernetes clusters

• Configuring GitLab CI pipelines

In the gitlab-ci.yml file, what is the purpose of declaring an environment?

• To configure user access permissions

• To list all application dependencies

• To define the deployment target

• To specify the testing framework

Which branch is restricted to deploy to the production environment in the example provided?

• Bug fix branch

• Master branch

• Feature branch

• Development branch

What information does GitLab CI provide about the latest deployment?

• The list of all environment variables

• The number of users accessing the application

• The commit involved and time since deployment

• The deployment script used

What feature does GitLab CI offer if an error occurs in the latest application version?

• User notification system

• Detailed error logs

• Rollback to previous versions

• Automatic error correction

What does the 'view deployment' link do in GitLab CI?

• Opens the deployment script

• Displays the list of environment variables

• Opens a new tab to the deployed application URL

• Shows the deployment history

What will the next video in the series focus on?

• Kubernetes application resources

• Advanced GitLab CI configurations

• Testing and building applications

• User management in GitLab