curl --request POST --form "token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN" --form "ref=main" "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/123/trigger/pipeline" This allows external systems (monitoring, chatops) to start pipelines. DevOps automation must include security. GitLab provides native security scanning. SAST (Static Application Security Testing) Add to your pipeline:
include: - template: Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml GitLab automatically runs SAST scanners for your language (Python, Java, Go, etc.) and shows vulnerabilities in merge requests. include: - template: Security/Dependency-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml Secret Detection Prevents accidental commits of passwords/keys: automating devops with gitlab ci/cd pipelines read online
test_job: stage: test script: - npm run test automating devops with gitlab ci/cd pipelines read online