Docker image reuse between review app and production

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I’m trying to figure out how to fit the Jfrog https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/JFROG/Artifactory+REST+API#ArtifactoryRESTAPI-PromoteDockerImage functionality into a GItlab CI pipeline with a Kubernetes runner.

I currently have
stages:

  • test
  • build
  • release
  • review
  • deploy

and

test:
stage: test

compile:
stage: build

image_build:
stage: release

deploy_review:
stage: review
only:
- branches
except:
- tags

deploy_live:
stage: deploy
only:
- tags
when: manual

How would I change to use the " Promote Docker Image" model such that once the review is done the image used there is the one that is promoted to the “live” environment rather than being rebuilt?
Thanks!

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Is it really the image that you want to reuse or do you just want to pass the binary build from one job to another? If it’s the former, just say image: myimagename in your deploy_live job (any job can have an image key). If it’s the former, then you probably need job artefacts.

Good luck!

Sarah

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