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](/docs/contributing/code-of-conduct/) * [ Questions ](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories * [ Pipeline ](#pipeline) # GitLab CI/CD[ΒΆ](#gitlab-cicd "Permanent link") You can easily publish Live Updates to Capawesome Cloud using [GitLab CI/CD](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/). In this guide, we will show you how to create a GitLab CI/CD pipeline that builds your web assets and creates a bundle on Capawesome Cloud using the [Capawesome CLI](/docs/cloud/cli/). ## Preparation[ΒΆ](#preparation "Permanent link") Before you start, make sure you have a Capawesome Cloud account and an app set up. Next, you need to create a Capawesome Cloud token and add it to your GitLab project as a CI/CD variable. ### Create a Capawesome Cloud token[ΒΆ](#create-a-capawesome-cloud-token "Permanent link") Create a new Capawesome Cloud token via the [Capawesome Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/settings/tokens). Just navigate to the `Tokens` page in the settings and click on the `Create Token` button. Choose a name for the token and click on the `Create` button. The token is now copied to your clipboard. ### Create a GitLab CI/CD Variable[ΒΆ](#create-a-gitlab-cicd-variable "Permanent link") Add the Capawesome Cloud token to your GitLab project as a CI/CD variable with the name `CAPAWESOME_CLOUD_TOKEN` as described in [CI/CD variables](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/variables/). Make sure to mark the variable as masked and protected. ## Pipeline[ΒΆ](#pipeline "Permanent link") ### Create the Pipeline[ΒΆ](#create-the-pipeline "Permanent link") Create a new GitLab CI/CD pipeline file in your repository under `.gitlab-ci.yml` with the following content: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)spec: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-2) inputs: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-3) channel: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-4) description: The name of the channel to deploy the update to. [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-5) default: production [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-6)--- [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-7)stages: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-8) - deploy [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-9) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-10)deploy-live-update: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-11) stage: deploy [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-12) image: node:20 [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-13) before_script: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-14) - npm ci [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-15) - npm run build [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-16) - npm install -g @capawesome/cli@latest [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-17) script: [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-18) - npx @capawesome/cli apps:channels:create --app-id 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 --name $[[ inputs.channel ]] --ignore-errors [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-19) - npx @capawesome/cli apps:liveupdates:upload --app-id 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 --path dist --channel $[[ inputs.channel ]] ` This pipeline will build your web assets, log in to Capawesome Cloud (using the `CAPAWESOME_CLOUD_TOKEN` environment variable), create a channel (if it does not exist yet), and create a bundle for the specified channel. ### Trigger the Pipeline[ΒΆ](#trigger-the-pipeline "Permanent link") You can run the pipeline manually by navigating to the `CI/CD` \> `Pipelines` section in your GitLab project and clicking on the `Run pipeline` button. You will be prompted to enter the channel name as a variable. Of course, you can also trigger the pipeline automatically by using different rules like `push` or `merge_request`. 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