Making CI/CD easier with GitLab

This post details the practical application of GitLab CI/CD by standardizing internal tools' maintenance tasks. It introduces the `.gitlab-ci.yml` configuration file, explaining jobs, stages, variables, and flow control (`only`, `except`, `when`). The author demonstrates how to design reusable CI/CD templates using YAML anchors and references to manage deployments across different environments (production, staging) and regions, emphasizing DRY principles and variable-driven customization. The post highlights the benefit of committing CI/CD configuration with code for historical deployability.