Commit 112746c6 authored by Russell Dickenson's avatar Russell Dickenson Committed by Marcel Amirault

Reformat CI/CD keywords reference document to new standard - environment

parent d0140af7
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### `environment`
Use `environment` to define the [environment](../environments/index.md) that a job deploys to.
For example:
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Possible inputs**: The name of the environment the job deploys to, in one of these
formats:
- Plain text, including letters, digits, spaces and these characters: `-`, `_`, `/`, `$`, `{`, `}`.
- CI/CD variables, including predefined, secure, or variables defined in the
`.gitlab-ci.yml` file. You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
**Example of `environment`**:
```yaml
deploy to production:
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environment: production
```
You can assign a value to the `environment` keyword by using:
**Additional details**:
- Plain text, like `production`.
- Variables, including CI/CD variables, predefined, secure, or variables
defined in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
- If you specify an `environment` and no environment with that name exists, an environment is
created.
You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
#### `environment:name`
If you specify an `environment` and no environment with that name exists,
an environment is created.
Set a name for an [environment](../environments/index.md).
#### `environment:name`
Common environment names are `qa`, `staging`, and `production`, but you can use any name.
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Possible inputs**: The name of the environment the job deploys to, in one of these
formats:
Set a name for an [environment](../environments/index.md). For example:
- Plain text, including letters, digits, spaces and these characters: `-`, `_`, `/`, `$`, `{`, `}`.
- CI/CD variables, including predefined, secure, or variables defined in the
`.gitlab-ci.yml` file. You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
**Example of `environment:name`**:
```yaml
deploy to production:
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name: production
```
Common environment names are `qa`, `staging`, and `production`, but you can use any
name you want.
You can assign a value to the `name` keyword by using:
- Plain text, like `staging`.
- Variables, including CI/CD variables, predefined, secure, or variables
defined in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
#### `environment:url`
You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
Set a URL for an [environment](../environments/index.md).
The environment `name` can contain:
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
- Letters
- Digits
- Spaces
- `-`
- `_`
- `/`
- `$`
- `{`
- `}`
**Possible inputs**: A single URL, in one of these formats:
#### `environment:url`
- Plain text, like `https://prod.example.com`.
- CI/CD variables, including predefined, secure, or variables defined in the
`.gitlab-ci.yml` file. You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
Set a URL for an [environment](../environments/index.md). For example:
**Example of `environment:url`**:
```yaml
deploy to production:
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url: https://prod.example.com
```
After the job completes, you can access the URL by using a button in the merge request,
environment, or deployment pages.
You can assign a value to the `url` keyword by using:
- Plain text, like `https://prod.example.com`.
- Variables, including CI/CD variables, predefined, secure, or variables
defined in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
**Additional details**:
You can't use variables defined in a `script` section.
- After the job completes, you can access the URL by selecting a button in the merge request,
environment, or deployment pages.
#### `environment:on_stop`
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defined under `environment`. It declares a different job that runs to close the
environment.
Read the `environment:action` section for an example.
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Additional details**:
See [`environment:action`](#environmentaction) for more details and an example.
#### `environment:action`
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20956) in GitLab 12.8.
The `auto_stop_in` keyword is for specifying the lifetime of the environment,
that when expired, GitLab automatically stops them.
The `auto_stop_in` keyword specifies the lifetime of the environment. When an environment expires, GitLab
automatically stops it.
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Possible inputs**: A period of time written in natural language. For example,
these are all equivalent:
For example,
- `168 hours`
- `7 days`
- `one week`
**Example of `environment:auto_stop_in`**:
```yaml
review_app:
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When the environment for `review_app` is created, the environment's lifetime is set to `1 day`.
Every time the review app is deployed, that lifetime is also reset to `1 day`.
For more information, see
[the environments auto-stop documentation](../environments/index.md#stop-an-environment-after-a-certain-time-period)
**Related topics**:
- [Environments auto-stop documentation](../environments/index.md#stop-an-environment-after-a-certain-time-period).
#### `environment:kubernetes`
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Use the `kubernetes` keyword to configure deployments to a
[Kubernetes cluster](../../user/infrastructure/clusters/index.md) that is associated with your project.
For example:
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Example of `environment:kubernetes`**:
```yaml
deploy:
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environment, using the `production`
[Kubernetes namespace](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/).
For more information, see
[Available settings for `kubernetes`](../environments/index.md#configure-kubernetes-deployments-deprecated).
**Additional details**:
NOTE:
Kubernetes configuration is not supported for Kubernetes clusters
that are [managed by GitLab](../../user/project/clusters/gitlab_managed_clusters.md).
To follow progress on support for GitLab-managed clusters, see the
[relevant issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/38054).
- Kubernetes configuration is not supported for Kubernetes clusters
that are [managed by GitLab](../../user/project/clusters/gitlab_managed_clusters.md).
To follow progress on support for GitLab-managed clusters, see the
[relevant issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/38054).
**Related topics**:
- [Available settings for `kubernetes`](../environments/index.md#configure-kubernetes-deployments-deprecated).
#### `environment:deployment_tier`
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/300741) in GitLab 13.10.
Use the `deployment_tier` keyword to specify the tier of the deployment environment:
Use the `deployment_tier` keyword to specify the tier of the deployment environment.
**Keyword type**: Job keyword. You can use it only as part of a job.
**Possible inputs**: One of the following:
- `production`
- `staging`
- `testing`
- `development`
- `other`
**Example of `environment:deployment_tier`**:
```yaml
deploy:
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deployment_tier: production
```
For more information,
see [Deployment tier of environments](../environments/index.md#deployment-tier-of-environments).
**Related topics**:
- [Deployment tier of environments](../environments/index.md#deployment-tier-of-environments).
#### Dynamic environments
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