Connecting GitHub to Gitlab & run CI/CD Pipeline

1. First we have to create personal token key in GitHub. These are the steps to do:

To create personal token Key

• Login in to GitHub Account

• Click on Profile on top right side corner of GitHub

• Click on Settings > Developer settings

• Click on Personal access tokens from the left side panel

• Click on Generate new tokens

• Enter Password and click Confirm password

• Enter Text in Note,

• Select days in the Expiration field and Check the required scopes

• Click on the Generate token button

• Token is generated

Token: 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

2. Creating Gitlab Account

We can create Gitlab Account with Google Account / GitHub Account/ bitbucket and etc.

• Here we are going to sign in with Google Account.

• Click on Google Account and register account and when logging in,

• Click on join a project when it asks.

• Now click on Accept terms

• Now click on Create a project

• Now click on Run CI/CD for external repository

• Click on GitHub

Now paste GitHub token generated in Personal Access Token and click on Authenticate

• Now all repositories are displayed

• Now select Sample and click on Connect

• Click on Go to project

• Click on Enable Auto DevOps

• Click on Default to Auto DevOps pipeline

• Select Continuous deployment to production and Click on Save Changes

• Now Click on Infrastructure on left side of the screen and Click on Connect a cluster

• And Click on this this repository

• The screen below will be displayed

• Now click on CI/CD and Select Pipelines

• Click on Run Pipeline Button

• Select Branch from Run for branch name or tag and Click on Run Pipeline button

NOTE*: Gitlab will ask you to connect a credit card to your account in order to validate it, it will not charge your card.

Now you are ready for CI/CD pipeline

Happy Reading