AI Infrastructure Meetup — GitLab Self-Hosted Demo

Complete package for presenting self-hosted CI/CD for AI/ML applications.

🚀 Quick Start

View Interactive Demo ← Click to run the pipeline walkthrough

What's Included

• gitlab-demo.html — Interactive pipeline demo (test → build → deploy)
• AI_Meetup_SkyPilot_Deployment_Guide.md — Setup instructions
• GitLab-AI-Infra-Setup.md — Infrastructure configuration
• Config-Reference.md — CI/CD pipeline reference
• Implementation-Steps.md — Step-by-step deployment

The Setup

• Hardware: 16GB RAM, 8 cores, 100GB NVMe (Proxmox VM)
• Stack: GitLab CE + Runner + Docker Registry
• App: ai-list-assist (FastAPI + Gemini AI)
• Cost: $0/month (vs $42 cloud) — ROI ~10 months

Pipeline Stages

commit → lint → test → security scan → build docker image → staging deploy

Features:

• Automated testing (85% coverage) + security scanning
• Docker build & private registry push
• Webhook-triggered deployments
• All secrets stored encrypted in GitLab variables

Key Benefit

Self-hosted = no recurring SaaS costs + full control over AI/ML infrastructure

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Note: Demo prepared for March 2026 AI Infrastructure Meetup (not presented due to transportation unavailable)