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GitLab premium features

Enterprise DevOps consultancy

Custom CI/CD pipeline solutions

Managed runners and cloud-hosted pipelines

Pipeline optimization services

Enhanced multi-project pipeline orchestration

Better Kubernetes and cloud integration

Improved YAML templates and reusability

Advanced analytics for pipeline performance

More flexible and secure runner management

Projects not hosted in GitLab

Simple scripts without CI/CD needs

Environments with extremely low-latency deployment needs

Teams without knowledge of GitLab Runner setup

Projects already tightly integrated with another CI/CD system

GitLab CI/CD automates build, test, and deployment pipelines.

Uses declarative YAML for pipelines in `.gitlab-ci.yml`.

Integrates tightly with GitLab repositories and runners.

Supports multi-stage, parallel, and conditional workflows.

Essential for DevOps automation, CI/CD, and agile software delivery.

Can GitLab CI/CD run outside GitLab? -> Only with GitLab Runner and project repository.

Do I need Docker? -> Docker is optional; runners can use shell, Kubernetes, or other executors.

Can I run multiple jobs in parallel? -> Yes, using parallel or multiple runners.

Is GitLab CI/CD free? -> Core functionality is free; advanced features in premium tiers.

Can pipelines deploy to multiple environments? -> Yes, via multiple jobs/stages and environment definitions.