Hands-On Auto DevOps with GitLab CI - Using Artifacts in Future Stages

This video tutorial explains how to manage artifacts in GitLab CI pipelines. It covers the default behavior of artifact handling, where artifacts from build jobs are automatically available in test jobs. The tutorial also demonstrates how to set explicit dependencies to control which artifacts are passed to specific jobs. The video concludes with a preview of the next topic, which will focus on passing variables to builds.

What is the purpose of moving artifacts between stages in GitLab CI?

Describe the structure of a simple GitLab CI YAML file that produces artifacts.

Explain how artifacts are automatically made available in downstream jobs.

In what scenarios might you want to be more explicit about artifact dependencies?

What is the significance of declaring dependencies explicitly in GitLab CI?

How can you ensure that only specific artifacts are used in a downstream job?

What happens if no explicit dependencies are declared in a test job?