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Integrate GitLab with your fortrabbit workflow using CI/CD pipelines.

At the time of writing, there is no native fortrabbit GitLab app. This article describes how to set up a manual integration using GitLab CI/CD. Ping us with your requirements or something is not working out here.

# About GitLab

GitLab is a popular tool that provides a Git-repository manager with wiki, issue-tracking and CI/CD pipeline features. You can use GitLab CI/CD to deploy your code to fortrabbit. This involves creating a pipeline that syncs your code to fortrabbit using rsync.

# Prerequisites

  1. Generate SSH key: You need a dedicated SSH key pair for the pipeline. Generate one locally (e.g. ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f gitlab_deploy_key -C "GitLab CI").
  2. Add to fortrabbit: Copy the public key (gitlab_deploy_key.pub) and add it as a deploy key in the fortrabbit dashboard.
  3. Add to GitLab: Copy the private key (gitlab_deploy_key) and add it to your GitLab project's CI/CD variables as SSH_PRIVATE_KEY.

# Example workflow

Create or update your .gitlab-ci.yml file in the root of your repository. The following code is UNTESTED:

stages:
  - deploy

deploy_production:
  stage: deploy
  image: alpine:latest
  only:
    - main
  script:
    - apk add --no-cache rsync openssh-client
    # Setup SSH agent
    - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
    - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
    
    # Add fortrabbit to known hosts (replace region if necessary)
    - ssh-keyscan -H ssh.{{region}}.frbit.app >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
    
    # Sync to fortrabbit
    - rsync -av --delete ./ {{app-env-id}}@ssh.{{region}}.frbit.app:

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