How to access application running on Gitlab review apps?

Question

.gitlab-ci.yml file

image: node:latest

services:
# This folder is cached between builds

stages:
  - deploy
cache:
  paths:
  - node_modules/
deploy_staging:
  stage: deploy
  script:
    - echo "Deploy to staging server"
    - npm install
    - npm install pm2 -g
    - pm2 start bin/www --name mms
    - ps -ef | grep mms
  environment:
    name: staging
    url: http://staging.example.com

I have deployed a nodeJS application on the server, how can I access the endpoints of the app using this URL?

Answer 1

You seem to be confusing what the environment can and can not do. The url variable is just for your convenience :

This is an optional value that when set, it exposes buttons in various places in GitLab which when clicked take you to the defined URL.

Gitlab doesn't create an endpoint under the URL, you supply the URL under which the application is reachable after the deploy.

Answer 2

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