Generic packages on GitLab are a convenient way to manage project artifacts. It supports versioning. They can be pulled and used in other CI/CD pipelines too.

Upload/Download a Package⌗

These packages are accessible at the Packages & Registries > Package Registry section of the Gitlab project.

  • Upload
curl \
-u $user:$password \
--upload-file ./$package_name.zip \
https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$project_id/packages/generic/$package_name/$package_version/$package_name.zip
  • Download
curl \
-u $user:$password \
--output /$package_name.zip \
https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$project_id/packages/generic/$package_name/$package_version/$package_name.zip

Prerequisites⌗

Deploy Token⌗

  • Navigate to the Settings > Repository > Deploy Tokens section of the Gitlab project to create a deploy token
  • Set the username and use it as $user
  • Select scopes read_package_registry and write_package_registry
  • Create the token and use it as $password

Project ID⌗

  • Navigate to repo home page
  • Project ID is mentioned in the top header section, just below the repo name
  • Use the value as $project_id