Using a custom .gitlab-ci.yml file

To use a custom .gitlab-ci.yml file to customize a default Code Studio pipeline, change the CI/CD configuration file path of the project:

• Click Settings > CI/CD.
• In the General pipelines section, click Expand and then enter the path to the custom .gitlab-ci.yml file.
• Click Save changes.

Customizing jobs

For any default job run by Code Studio Auto DevOps, you can:

• Enable or disable the job using an environment variable.

• Add custom scripts to Code Studio jobs.

• Replace the default script with your own custom script.

Building front-end dependencies

A common use case for customizing a job is to build front-end dependencies. Front-end dependencies include final front-end asset files, such as minified .css and .js files. You can build front-end dependencies it in many ways. A quick way to build front-end dependencies is to add post-install-cmd to your project’s composer.json file. The post-install-cmd must contain the commands that must be executed to build your front-end dependencies.

For example, in composer.json:

"post-install-cmd": [
 "cd docroot/themes/custom/<my_theme> && rm -rf node_modules && npm install && npm run build"
]                                        

Ensure that you add the path to your custom theme in the installer-paths key of the composer.json file. For an example, see drupal-recommended-project.

Changing the Node.js version

For information about changing the Node.js version of your Drupal or Node.js application, visit Changing the Node.js version.