@bensofficial (Benjamin Schmitz) posted a new topic, subject "GitLab CI build plan from URL". It read:

   Hello,  
    I want to use a `.gitlab-ci.yml` available on a webserver. Is it possible to use a build plan from an external URL or must I have the `.gitlab-ci.yml` in my repository?
    
    I did not find any information about this in the Documentation.
    
    Thanks!

@jheimbuck_gl (James Heimbuck - (Gitlab Product Manager, Verify, Testing)) replied

    @bensofficial Welcome to the forum and thanks for the question!
    
    I think you could create a barebones `.gitlab-ci.yml` file but I have not tested that. The documentation for that is here.
    [code] 
        include:
          - remote: <url to .gitlab-ci.yml file>
        
    [/code]
    
    I hope this helps!
    
    -James H, GitLab Product Manager, Verify:Pipeline Execution

So @bensofficial (Benjamin Schmitz) replied

    Thank you very much. This was exactly what I was looking for.

After which, @jheimbuck_gl (James Heimbuck - (Gitlab Product Manager, Verify, Testing)) added

    Happy to help! There could be some bugginess depending on what that remote file references compared to your project setup but hopefully it works for ya!


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