This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.

Getting Started

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev

What is this project about?

This project solves a problem by letting a non-gitlab user, trigger a project pipeline without signing up to gitlab platform. So, if you are on a free plan of gitlab (which only allows 5 users to use the platform) and want to let 6th user trigger a pipeline without giving them access to gitlab. You can setup and deploy this project to your infrastructure or preferrably on vercel by following next section's steps. I have also written a blogpost on the same. You can visit all the blogposts written by me here.

How to make use of this project for your gitlab account?

Add below env variables

PASSWORD={ANY_PASSWORD_OR_PHRASE_OF_YOUR_CHOICE}
WEBHOOK_URL=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{project_id}/trigger/pipeline?token={api_token_with_write_permission}&ref={DESIRED_BRANCH_TO_TRIGGER_PIPELINE_FOR}
PRIVATE_TOKEN={GITLAB_TOKEN_WITH_READ_PERMISSIONS}
LATEST_PIPELINE_API_URL=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{project_id}/pipelines/latest

and deploy the project to vercel. You will be able to do following things with the deployed app.

1. You will be able to trigger pipeline for the desired pipeline, if you enter correct password in the input on the home page.
2. You will be able to see latest pipeline status for the desired project and desired branch

Want to extend the use of GitLab REST APIs?

We have only covered base cases as per our requirements, the GitLab REST APIs are much more rich in nature, and gives you flexibility of creating almost similar platform as of the gitlabs itself for all the operations. Don't believe me? Visit the documentation of GitLab REST APIs here