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This quickstart guide takes you through connecting an existing project to CircleCI, using the in-app config editor, and inviting team members to collaborate on your new project.

If you would rather jump to a full list of CircleCI config.yml options, see the Configuration reference.

Prerequisites

1. Connect your code

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Connect your new code repository, commit a CircleCI configuration file to a new branch, view the pipeline, and see it pass.



2. Dig into your first pipeline

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You should see your pipeline start to run automatically—and pass!

1. So, what just happened?
Click on the green Success button to see details about the workflow. say-hello-workflow ran one job called say-hello.
Green Success Button
2. View your results
Click the say-hello job to see the steps in this job:
  • Spin up environment
  • Preparing environment variables
  • Checkout code
  • Say hello
Steps in Pipeline Job
3. Collaborate with teammates
It is easy for teammates and collaborators to view and follow your projects. Teammates can make a free CircleCI account at any time to view your pipelines, even if they are not committing any code.
Add Team Members

3. What's next

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We recommend inviting your teammates to join you, for free. By collaborating, you can troubleshoot, get pull requests approved, and build and test faster. You can also:

1. Break your build
Try editing your config.yml file. On CircleCI, you can edit files directly and then commit them to your VCS. On the Projects page, click the ••• buttons to view your configuration file. Make any change and save it. You should see a new pipeline run and likely fail. This is a primary benefit of CircleCI: identifying failures early.
Failed Job in Pipeline
2. Explore the workflows function
In your Dashboard, click into the say-hello-world workflow. Can you find the four steps that ran? Hint: step 1 is Spin up environment.

A workflow is a set of rules that defines a collection of jobs and their run order. Workflows support complex job orchestration using a simple set of configuration keys to help you quickly resolve failures.
Explore Your Workflow
3. SSH into your build
On a failed pipeline, you can SSH directly into your CircleCI jobs and automatically troubleshoot issues. This feature reruns your pipeline and often finds and fixes errors.
Rerun Job with SSH

That’s a wrap! We hope you’re up and running and more confident using CircleCI. To continue your progress, check out the resources below or ask for help.


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