https://data-trenches.leandrof.space/tags/automation/Recent content in Automation on Data TrenchesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usleandrojlfernandes@gmail.com (Leandro Fernandes)leandrojlfernandes@gmail.com (Leandro Fernandes)Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600https://data-trenches.leandrof.space/posts/perm-automation/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600leandrojlfernandes@gmail.com (Leandro Fernandes)https://data-trenches.leandrof.space/posts/perm-automation/<h1 id="my-eb-3-green-card-journey-automating-perm-status-checks">My EB-3 Green Card Journey: Automating PERM Status Checks</h1> <h2 id="the-immigration-process">The Immigration Process</h2> <p>Going through the U.S. employment-based immigration process is a journey that tests your patience in ways you never imagined. As someone pursuing an <strong>EB-3 visa</strong> (skilled worker category), I found myself navigating the complex maze of PERM labor certification - the first major step toward permanent residency.</p> <h3 id="understanding-perm">Understanding PERM</h3> <p>PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) is the process where the Department of Labor certifies that there are no qualified U.S. workers available for the position offered to the foreign worker. For most employment-based green cards, including EB-3, this is a mandatory step. The process involves:</p>https://data-trenches.leandrof.space/posts/gitlabci/Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:48:42 -0600leandrojlfernandes@gmail.com (Leandro Fernandes)https://data-trenches.leandrof.space/posts/gitlabci/<p><img src="image.png" alt="alt text"></p> <h1 id="gitlab-ci---auto-deploy-to-your-vps">GitLab CI - Auto Deploy to your VPS</h1> <p>I was developing a project where I wanted to have an online Staging environment to host our application and have the latest changes being deployed automatically upon each merge request to the Staging branch.</p> <p>I’ve started by searching how to setup automatic deploy via my <strong>.gitlab-ci.yml</strong> file, the main goal would be to run our pipeline and, if my test cases were successful, we would SSH into my VPS and pull the latest version of the branch.</p>