Use APC to run the CI.

.gitlab-ci.yml

 ---
 
-stages:
-  - checks
-  - style
-  - test
-
-image: python:2
+image: aptivate/pyenv-pythons:latest
 
 services:
   - mysql:5.7
 
 variables:
+  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: internewshid
   MYSQL_DATABASE: internewshid
-  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: passw0rd
-  DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: 'nde2wr2r)#a*%n$!(zl8#3v_o!sp=hd9vbv%*e6atgr0dp=b(7'
+  APTIVATE_CLI_MYSQL_USER: root
+  APTIVATE_CLI_MYSQL_PASS: "$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+  APTIVATE_CLI_MYSQL_HOST: mysql
 
 before_script:
-  - pip install -U pipenv setuptools 'pip<=18.0' # https://github.com/pypa/pipenv/issues/2924
-  - ln -srf internewshid/local_settings.py.gitlab internewshid/local_settings.py
-  - |
-    echo "SECRET_KEY = '$DJANGO_SECRET_KEY'" >> internewshid/private_settings.py
-    echo "DB_PASSWORD = '$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD'" >> internewshid/private_settings.py
-  - pipenv sync --dev
-  - apt update && apt install -y node-less
-
-checks:
-  stage: checks
-  script:
-    - make checks
-
-style:
-  stage: style
-  allow_failure: true
-  script:
-    - make style
+  - pip install pipenv aptivate-cli
+  - apc deploy --no-input
 
-test:
-  stage: test
+gitlab-ci:
   script:
-    - make test
+    - apc checks
+    - apc pylava
+    - apc isort
+    - apc pytest -v --cov

Makefile

@@ -6,28 +6,3 @@ apply-isort:
 	--apply \
 	--settings-path=setup.cfg
 .PHONY: apply-isort
-
-isort:
-	@$(PIPENV) isort \
-	--quiet \
-	--recursive \
-	--check-only \
-	--diff \
-	--settings-path=setup.cfg
-.PHONY: isort
-
-pylava:
-	@ls -d */ | xargs $(PIPENV) pylava
-.PHONY: pylava
-
-checks:
-	$(PIPENV) python manage.py check
-	$(PIPENV) python manage.py makemigrations --check
-.PHONY: checks
-
-style: isort pylava
-.PHONY: style
-
-test:
-	$(PIPENV) pytest -v --cov
-.PHONY: test

internewshid/local_settings.py.dev

 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
-import private_settings
+from os import environ
+
+from private_settings import DB_PASSWORD
 
 DEBUG = True
 ASSETS_DEBUG = DEBUG
 ASSETS_AUTO_BUILD = DEBUG
 DJANGOJS_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
+# `MYSQL_DATABASE` and `MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD` are used for the CI
+# https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql/
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-        'NAME': 'internewshid',
-        'USER': 'internewshid',
-        'PASSWORD': private_settings.DB_PASSWORD,
+        'NAME': environ.get('MYSQL_DATABASE', 'internewshid'),
+        'USER': environ.get('APTIVATE_CLI_MYSQL_USER', 'internewshid'),
+        'HOST': environ.get('APTIVATE_CLI_MYSQL_HOST', 'localhost'),
+        'PASSWORD': environ.get('MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD', DB_PASSWORD),
         'TEST': {
             'CHARSET': 'utf8',
             'COLLATION': 'utf8_general_ci',

internewshid/local_settings.py.gitlab

-from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
-
-import private_settings
-
-DEBUG = True
-ASSETS_DEBUG = DEBUG
-ASSETS_AUTO_BUILD = DEBUG
-DJANGOJS_DEBUG = DEBUG
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-        'NAME': 'internewshid',
-        'USER': 'root',
-        'PASSWORD': private_settings.DB_PASSWORD,
-        'HOST': 'mysql',
-        'PORT': '3306',
-        'TEST': {
-            'CHARSET': 'utf8',
-            'COLLATION': 'utf8_general_ci',
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-EMAIL_HOST = 'localhost'
-SITE_HOSTNAME = 'localhost:8000'
-
-CACHES = {
-    'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache',
-    }
-}