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Explain the key components of a GitLab CI pipeline.

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A GitLab CI pipeline consists of several key components:

  • Pipeline: The top-level component containing the entire CI/CD process
  • Stages: Logical groupings that run sequentially (e.g., build, test, deploy)
  • Jobs: Individual tasks within stages that can run in parallel
  • Scripts: Commands executed within jobs
  • Runners: Agents that execute the jobs

Example structure:

stages:
  - build
  - test
  - deploy

build-job:
  stage: build
  script:
    - echo "Building application"

test-job:
  stage: test
  script:
    - echo "Running tests"
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