# Autodeploy

> [Introduced][mr-8135] in GitLab 8.15.

Autodeploy is an easy way to configure GitLab CI for the deployment of your
application. GitLab Community maintains a list of `.gitlab-ci.yml`
templates for various infrastructure providers and deployment scripts
powering them. These scripts are responsible for packaging your application,
setting up the infrastructure and spinning up necessary services (for
example a database).

You can use [project services][project-services] to store credentials to
your infrastructure provider and they will be available during the
deployment.

## Supported templates

The list of supported autodeploy templates is available [here][autodeploy-templates].

## Configuration

1. Enable a deployment [project service][project-services] to store your
credentials. For example, if you want to deploy to a Kubernetes cluster
you have to enable [Kubernetes service][kubernetes-service].
1. Configure GitLab Runner to use [docker-in-docker executor][docker-in-docker].
1. Navigate to the "Project" tab and click "Set up autodeploy" button.
   ![Autodeploy button](img/autodeploy_button.png)
1. Select a template.
  ![Dropdown with autodeploy templates](img/autodeploy_dropdown.png)
1. Commit your changes and create a merge request.
1. Test your deployment configuration using a [Review App][review-app] that was
created automatically for you.

[mr-8135]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/8135
[project-services]: ../../project_services/project_services.md
[autodeploy-templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-yml/tree/master/autodeploy
[kubernetes-service]: ../../project_services/kubernetes.md
[docker-in-docker]: ../docker/using_docker_build.md#use-docker-in-docker-executor
[review-app]: ../review_apps/index.md
