GitLab Pages, docs generated with sphinx - gitlab

I want to host static page generated with Sphinx on GitLab Pages. Built index.html file is in:
project/docs/build/html
How .gitlab-ci.yml should look like to deploy the page? I have something like that and it isn't working:
pages:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo 'Nothing to do...'
artifacts:
paths:
- docs/build/html
only:
- master

According to the documentation for .gitlab-ci.yml, the pages job has special rules it must follow:
Any static content must be placed under a public/ directory
artifacts with a path to the public/ directory must be defined
So the example .gitlab-ci.yml you gave would look something like this:
pages:
stage: deploy
script:
- mv docs/build/html/ public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- master
And of course, if you don't want to move the html folder for whatever reason, you can copy it instead.
For further reference, an example sphinx project for GitLab Pages was pushed around the time you originally posted this question.

image: python:3.10-alpine
stages:
- deploy
pages:
tags:
- sphinx
stage: deploy
script:
- python3 -m pip install sphinx furo
- sphinx-build -b html docs/source/ public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- main # 'master' was renamed to 'main'
This is what my GitLab-ci.yml looks like.
On a side note: You don't need a public-folder in your repository. GitLab itself will handle it. I installed furo as theme (make sure to change the conf.py accordingly) to make it look nicer.

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Gitlab static mkdoc website does not work. What can be the reason for it?

I want to include a Mkdoc into my gitlab repository. I followed the instruction on Mkdoc, but the website is not showing up. The error message ist displayed on the screenshot below.
I included the .gitlab-ci.yml file in the root file. This is the content:
image: python:latest
pages:
stage: deploy
only:
- master
script:
- pip install mkdocs-material
- mkdocs build --site-dir public
artifacts:
paths:
- public
I also included the mkdocs.yml and the docs folder on root. Is there anything else I must do?

Is there anyway to define the artifacts paths dynamically in Gitlab-ci?

i have a template that i don't want to be modified as follows:
build:
script:
- ...
artifacts:
name: $BINFILE
paths: [$ARTIFACTS_PATH]
and gitlab-ci.yaml that includes that template and the following vars
BINFILE: demo-bin-files
ARTIFACTS_PATH: "Build"
the artifacts NAME is substituted correctly by the var BINFILE but the var ARTIFACTS_PATH is not and throws an error while i start the job
Uploading artifacts...
WARNING: --artifact-format: no matching files
ERROR: No files to upload
What i want here is that user pass only the paths that he want to upload as artifacts.
Can i do this or Gitlab doesn't support that ? thanks
You can't
but you can achieve this using shell script.
Set the artifacts: path to a temp folder and in the last step of your script: or after_script: section, copy all the content that you generate dynamically to the temp folder
it will solve your problem until Gitlab add this feature
I've had a similar issue and there's a simple fix - use the template as ana actual template.
template.yml (note the dot in the job name denoting it as a template)
.build:
script:
- ...
.gitlab-ci.yml
build:
extends: .build
artifacts:
name: demo-bin-files
paths:
- Build
You can even define common artifact settings in the template like so:
template.yml
.build:
script:
- ...
artifacts:
when: always
expire_in: 6 hours
and .gitlab-ci.yml remains the same.

How do I deploy a sapper/svelte site to Gitlab Pages?

I am trying to use gitlab pages to host my static site generated by Sapper and Svelte.
I used the sapper starter app from the getting started docs:
npx degit "sveltejs/sapper-template#rollup" my-app
I added the .gitlab-ci.yml file as gitlab docs instrcuted:
# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
image: node:latest
# This folder is cached between builds
# http://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/yaml/README.html#cache
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
pages:
stage: deploy
script:
- npm run export
- mkdir public
- mv __sapper__/export public
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- master
When the pipeline runs, it says it passes, but I still get a 404 error even after a day of waiting.
Has anyone successfully done this with sapper??
You're moving the export folder, rather than its contents. Change your move command to
mv __sapper__/export/* public/
so that your config would be
# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
image: node:latest
# This folder is cached between builds
# http://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/yaml/README.html#cache
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
pages:
stage: deploy
script:
- npm run export
- mkdir public
- mv __sapper__/export/* public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- master

Gitlab Pages throw 404 when accessed

I have a group project with the following name (hosted in Gitlab): gitlab.com/my-group/my-project.
I have generated coverage reports during testing and saved them as artifacts using Gitlab CI. Here is Gitlab CI config:
test:
stage: test
image: node:11
before_script:
- npm install -g yarn
- yarn
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
script:
- yarn lint
- yarn test --all --coverage src/
except:
- tags
artifacts:
paths:
- coverage/
coverage: '/Statements\s+\:\s+(\d+\.\d+)%/'
deploy-pages:
stage: deploy
dependencies:
- test
script:
- mv coverage/ public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public/
expire_in: 30 days
except:
- tags
When I open deploy stage job, I can see the artifact being created. Here is the screenshot: . All the files are under /public directory in the artifact.
Now, when I go to: https://my-group.gitlab.io/my-project, I keep getting 404.
I am not sure what step I am missing here. Can someone shed some light on this issue for me?
Thanks!
There are three basic requirements for the project itself:
project must be named group.gitlab.io (if you want it to be the base domain)
job must create artifact in public directory
job must be called pages
Most likely it's the last one that needs fixing since your job is currently called deploy-pages. Simply rename that to pages.
You'll know when you got everything working because under Settings > Pages, it will tell you the link where it's published to.

Gitlab CI not invoking the 'pages' job

I have a project hosted on Gitlab. The project website is inside the pages branch and is a jekyll based site.
My .gitlab-ci.yml looks like
pages:
script:
- gem install jekyll
- jekyll build -d public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- pages
image: node:latest
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
before_script:
- npm install -g gulp-cli
- npm install
test:
script:
- gulp test
When I pushed this configuration file to master, the pipeline executed only the test job and not pages job. I thought maybe pushing to master didn't invoke this job because only specifies pages branch. Then I tried pushing to pages branch but to no avail.
How can I trigger the pages job?
You're right to assume that the only constraint makes the job run only on the ref's or branches specified in the only clause.
See https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/yaml/README.html#only-and-except
It could be that there's a conflict because the branch and the job have the same name. Could you try renaming the job to something different just to test?
I'd try a couple of things.
First, I'd put in this stages snippet at the top of the YML:
stages:
- test
- pages
This explicitly tells the CI to run the pages stage after the test stage is successful.
If that doesn't work, then, I'd remove the only tag and see what happens.
Complementing #rex answer's:
You can do either:
pages:
script:
- gem install jekyll
- jekyll build -d public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
Which will deploy your site regardless the branch name, or:
pages:
script:
- gem install jekyll
- jekyll build -d public/
artifacts:
paths:
- public
only:
- master # or whatever branch you want to deploy Pages from
Which will deploy Pages from master.
Pls let me know if this helps :)

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