Commit 301d5651 authored by Fiona Neill's avatar Fiona Neill

Merge branch 'russell/improve-pages-cicd-steps' into 'master'

Improve Pages CI/CD instructions

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!73452
parents cb6fbc51 4a0652dd
......@@ -16,15 +16,13 @@ Use a `.gitlab-ci.yml` template when you have an existing project that you want
Your GitLab repository should contain files specific to an SSG, or plain HTML. After you complete
these steps, you may have to do additional configuration for the Pages site to generate properly.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Project information**.
1. Click **Set up CI/CD**. If this button is not available, CI/CD is already configured for your project.
You may want to browse the `.gitlab-ci.yml` files [in these projects instead](https://gitlab.com/pages).
1. From the **Apply a template** list, choose a template for the SSG you're using.
You can also choose plain HTML. If you don't find a corresponding template, you can view the
[GitLab Pages group of sample projects](https://gitlab.com/pages).
These projects contain `.gitlab-ci.yml` files that you can modify for your needs.
You can also [learn how to write your own `.gitlab-ci.yml` file for GitLab Pages](pages_from_scratch.md).
1. Save and commit the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project.
1. On the left sidebar, select the project's name.
1. From the **Add** (**{plus}**) dropdown, select **New file**.
1. From the **Select a template type** dropdown, select `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
1. From the **Apply a template** dropdown, in the **Pages** section, select the name of your SSG.
1. In the **Commit message** box, type the commit message.
1. Select **Commit changes**.
If everything is configured correctly, the site can take approximately 30 minutes to deploy.
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