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title: "Amp-up GitLab Merge Requests With Pulumi"
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authors: ["praneet-loke"]
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tags: ["continuous-delivery", "gitlab"]
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date: "2020-08-26"
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meta_desc: "We are excited to announce the launch of first-class support for integrating GitLab Merge Requests with Pulumi."
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meta_image: pulumi_gitlab.png
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---
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We are excited to announce the launch of native support for integrating GitLab Merge Requests with Pulumi.
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By integrating your GitLab Projects directly with Pulumi, you can now approve your merge requests
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with confidence.
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## New To Pulumi and GitLab CI/CD?
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GitLab's [merge request pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/merge_request_pipelines/) runs a CI/CD workflow for building and testing your software.
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Pulumi makes a great addition to it, by allowing you to preview any infrastructure changes as part of your merge request flow.
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Using the merge request pipeline feature with Pulumi can validate the changes to your infrastructure before they are applied.
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Once validated and approved through a peer-review process, you can apply your changes quickly and continuously with confidence while doing so,
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a process commonly referred to as GitOps for infrastructure.
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To leverage GitOps for your infrastructure, the Pulumi CLI offers two commands: `preview` and `up`.
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Concept | Pulumi command | Role
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--- | --- | ---
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Merge requests pipeline | `pulumi preview` | Preview infrastructure changes to be merged.
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Master branch pipeline | `pulumi up` | Update your infrastructure with latest changes
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Learn how to use [Pulumi in GitLab CI/CD](/docs/using-pulumi/continuous-delivery/gitlab-ci) with merge request pipelines and how to configure the [GitLab project integration with Pulumi](/docs/using-pulumi/continuous-delivery/gitlab-app/).
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## Already Using Both?
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If you are already a user of either Pulumi and GitLab CI/CD, you
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know the importance of merge request pipelines and running Pulumi within them.
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With today's announcement, you can now make any changes to your infrastructure in your merge
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request front and center, so you don't miss any of those changes.
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Here's a _preview_ of what that looks like 😉
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Head over to our docs to learn how to [configure the GitLab integration](/docs/using-pulumi/continuous-delivery/gitlab-app/), whether for
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a single project or all of the projects under a GitLab Group.
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GitLab provides lots of tools for streamlining your application delivery, and the new integration with Pulumi makes things even better.
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As always, we'd love to hear your feedback or suggestions for other improvements. Check out the [Pulumi Community Slack](https://slack.pulumi.com).
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