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Tutorial: Use the GitLab UI to deploy your static site (FREE)

This tutorial assumes you have a project that either:

Update your app to output files to the public folder

GitLab Pages requires all files intended to be part of the published website to be in a root-level folder called public. If you create this folder during the build pipeline, committing it to Git is not required.

For detailed instructions, read Configure the public files folder.

Set up the .gitlab-ci.yml file

GitLab helps you write the .gitlab-ci.yml needed to create your first GitLab Pages deployment pipeline. Rather than building the file from scratch, it asks you to provide the build commands, and creates the necessary boilerplate for you.

To build your YAML file from the GitLab UI:

  1. On the top bar, select Main menu > Projects and find your project.
  2. On the left sidebar, select Settings > Pages to display the friendly interface Get Started With Pages.
  3. If your framework's build process does not need one of the provided build commands, you can either:
    • Skip the step by selecting Next.
    • Enter : (the bash "do nothing" command) if you still want to incorporate that step's boilerplate into your .gitlab-ci.yml file.
  4. Optional. Edit and adjust the generated .gitlab-ci.yml file as needed.
  5. Commit your .gitlab-ci.yml to your repository. This commit triggers your first GitLab Pages deployment.

Troubleshooting

If you can't see the "Get Started with Pages" interface

GitLab doesn't show this interface if you have either:

  • Deployed a GitLab Pages site before.
  • Committed a .gitlab-ci.yml through this interface at least once.

To fix this problem:

  • If you see the message Waiting for the Pages Pipeline to complete, select Start over to start the wizard again.
  • If your project has previously deployed GitLab Pages successfully, manually update your .gitlab-ci.yml.