What are sample files used for?

Sample files are used by developers, QA engineers, and designers to test file upload functionality, validate parsers, prototype applications, and verify format support. They provide well-formed examples of real file formats without sensitive data.

Are the sample files free to download?

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What file formats are available?

File Examples offers 1000+ sample files in 700+ formats across 50 categories including documents, images, audio, video, code, scripting, AI/ML, blockchain, gaming, firmware, security, science, IoT, DevOps, medical, accessibility, automation, education, legal, API, localization, and many more.

Can I use these files for testing my application?

Absolutely. All files are well-formed, valid examples designed specifically for testing. They contain proper headers, metadata, and realistic content structures — ideal for QA testing, CI/CD pipelines, and development workflows.

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DevOps & CI/CD Files

Download free sample DevOps and CI/CD files in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Ansible, Helm, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, CircleCI, Pulumi, and Prometheus formats for testing automation pipelines.

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.yml

GitHub Actions Workflow

3 KB

A sample GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow YAML with build, test, and deploy stages for testing automated pipelines.

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.yml

GitLab CI Pipeline

4 KB

A sample .gitlab-ci.yml pipeline with stages, jobs, artifacts, and caching for testing GitLab CI/CD workflows.

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.groovy

Jenkinsfile Pipeline

3 KB

A sample declarative Jenkinsfile with stages, parallel steps, and post-build actions for testing Jenkins CI pipelines.

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.yml

Ansible Playbook

5 KB

A sample Ansible playbook YAML with roles, handlers, and variables for testing infrastructure automation and configuration management.

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.yaml

Helm Chart Values

4 KB

A sample Helm chart values.yaml with Kubernetes deployment, service, and ingress configuration for testing K8s package management.

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.yaml

Kubernetes Manifest

3 KB

A sample Kubernetes deployment manifest YAML with pods, services, and configmaps for testing container orchestration.

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.yml

CircleCI Config

3 KB

A sample CircleCI configuration YAML with workflows, orbs, and executors for testing cloud-based CI/CD pipelines.

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.ts

Pulumi Infrastructure

4 KB

A sample Pulumi infrastructure-as-code TypeScript file with AWS resources for testing cloud provisioning.

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.yaml

ArgoCD Application

2 KB

A sample ArgoCD Application manifest YAML for testing GitOps-based Kubernetes continuous deployment workflows.

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.yml

Prometheus Config

3 KB

A sample Prometheus configuration YAML with scrape targets, alerting rules, and recording rules for testing monitoring setups.

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.rb

Vagrantfile

2 KB

A sample Vagrantfile with provider config and provisioning for testing Vagrant virtual development environments.

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.pkr.hcl

Packer Template

3 KB

A sample Packer HCL template for testing automated machine image builds for AWS, Azure, and GCP.

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.ts

Pulumi IaC Program

4 KB

A sample Pulumi TypeScript infrastructure program for testing cloud resource provisioning with real programming languages.

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.Dockerfile

Dockerfile

2 KB

A sample multi-stage Dockerfile for testing container image build workflows.

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.yml

Docker Compose

3 KB

A sample Docker Compose file for testing multi-container application orchestration.

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.yml

GitHub Actions Workflow

4 KB

A sample GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow for testing automated build and deploy pipelines.

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.Jenkinsfile

Jenkinsfile

3 KB

A sample Jenkins pipeline definition for testing CI/CD pipeline-as-code workflows.

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About DevOps & CI/CD Sample Files

Our devops & ci/cd sample files are carefully created to be valid, well-formed examples of each format. Ideal for developers testing file upload features, QA engineers validating file handling, and students learning about devops & ci/cd file formats.

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