[gitlab-ci] automate toolforge-deploy merge request (!23) · Merge requests · repos / cloud / cicd / gitlab-ci · GitLab

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Raymond Ndibe requested to merge auto-toolforge-deploy-mr into main Nov 16, 2023

Done:

create the gitlab-ci file to automatically create a toolforge-deploy merge request on new releases.
create a project access token with the right scopes on toolforge-deploy repo.
copy the token created and save in the toolforge group as gitlab CI/CD protected and masked variable named TOOLFORGE_DEPLOY_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Bug: T347392 Signed-off-by: Ndibe Raymond Olisaemeka rolisaemeka-ctr@wikimedia.org