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How to Conditionally Run Jobs in Parallel in GitLab CI Pipeline

Discover how to efficiently run jobs in parallel within your GitLab CI pipeline based on code changes affecting them. --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/75337229/ asked by the user 'Bragon' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/9043461/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/77871915/ provided by the user 'Dukius' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/5546283/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: In the Gitlab CI pipeline, how can I conditionally run jobs in parallel? Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l... The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- Introduction When working with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI, managing job execution efficiently is crucial, especially if you want to conditionally run jobs based on specific changes in your codebase. This ensures that your pipeline runs faster and only executes jobs that are necessary, saving both time and resources. In this guide, we will explore how to set up your GitLab CI pipeline to allow jobs to run in parallel only when there are relevant code changes. We'll discuss specific examples that illustrate how to do this effectively. The Problem Suppose you have a pipeline that includes a job like this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Here, you want each job in this matrix to run conditioned on the existence of code changes that directly affect them. The basic approach of adding only changes statements under the job would technically not function as intended, resulting in a non-responsive pipeline. The Solution To achieve conditional parallel execution, you can utilize rules in your job definition. Here’s a breakdown of how to configure your pipeline correctly: Step-by-Step Configuration Define Job with Parallel Matrix: Introduce a new job structure while leveraging a rules feature. Here’s an example: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Specify Changes Using Rules: To ensure that the jobs only execute when there are changes in specific directories, you can add the following rules: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Complete Example Here’s what your complete job could look like: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Explanation of the Code Pipeline Stage: The job is defined under the validate stage. Script Execution: It specifies the action to format Terraform files. Parallel Matrix: Jobs will run for both test and qa environments. Environment Variables: The $TARGET variable allows for dynamic job naming. Conditions: The rules state that this job only runs when there are changes in the specified paths. Conclusion By implementing conditional running of jobs in GitLab CI pipelines using designated rules, you can significantly optimize build times by ensuring that only relevant jobs execute based on code changes. This approach not only increases productivity but also reduces unnecessary resource consumption. Try applying this method in your own pipelines, and watch how your CI/CD processes become more efficient and responsive!