Fast track 🚀 - Kickstart the pipeline (only for advanced users)

Please read .... For those of you who are familiar with the entire toolset and are used to for IaC and GitLab toolsets we created a fasttrack. This means to will be able to copy and paste the config/pipelines and playbooks to the git repository and you can skip the entire process of building them step by step.  In order to come to that stage, at least you need to run the pipeline files in order!

Step 1: Reveal hidden files in the Racetrack folder

Locate the Race track folder on your desktop. Once opened, click on View, Show Hidden Files. After that, all the pipeline files will appear.

gitlab-ci.yml Some files that control CI/CD start with a dot (e.g., .gitlab-ci.yml). Make sure you can see them before copying.

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Step 2: Copy the files into your local GitLab repo (include hidden files!) and run them in ! order !

Copy and paste the file in the GitLab repository folder.

Open your VS Code and commit the changes. 

Remember that the pipeline files must be executed in sequence.

You need to start with task 3 and then continue with 4, 5.

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Step 4 — Run pipelines in strict order (3 → 4 → 5)

Once you finished the execution of the pipelines and validated the results.

Your repo pod folder should now contain .gitlab-ci.yml and any other files referenced by that pipeline.

Please continue with lab Lab Task 6.