AWS CodePipeline + Gitlab: Deploy Apps into the Cloud
Deploy Apps into the Cloud with AWS CodePipeline & Gitlab As of August 14, 2023, you can deploy your web applications from Gitlab repository into AWS using CodePipeline. (Source) For web app developers accustomed to managing their code on GitLab, the journey from code to cloud within the AWS ecosystem has often been a topic of exasperation. The absence of a direct connection between GitLab and AWS CodePipeline was not just a hindrance but a substantial bottleneck to efficient deployments. Yet, this has changed. Starting on August 14, 2023, AWS unrolled an official integration between CodePipeline and GitLab, a move set to quell the long-standing deployment qualms. Here’s a detailed unpacking of what this means for you and how it's poised to ease your deployment journey. Bridging the Deployment Divide Let’s wind the clock back to the times prior to this update. You had your code ready on GitLab, and…
