diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index d3017023e..e91b3c1f5 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@
     "use_compressor": "n",
     "js_task_runner": ["Gulp", "Grunt", "None"],
     "use_lets_encrypt": "n",
+    "use_gitlab_ci": "n",
+    "staging_branch": "",
+    "staging_domain_name": "beta.{{ cookiecutter.domain_name }}",
+    "production_branch": "",
     "open_source_license": ["MIT", "BSD", "Apache Software License 2.0", "Not open source"]
 }
diff --git a/docs/ci-gitlab.rst b/docs/ci-gitlab.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3bc45f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ci-gitlab.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+Testing and Contiinuous Deployment with GitLab CI
+=================================================
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+* Docker and Docker Compose (minimum versions in Deployment with Docker)
+* Docker Machine for continuous deployment (tested with 0.5.5)
+
+Configuring GitLab CI to Run the Tests
+--------------------------------------
+
+1) Set up an Ubuntu machine with Docker.  Digital Ocean has a droplet configuration
+that makes this very convenient but any machine will do.
+
+2) Install docker-compose according to the docs:
+
+::
+
+    curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.5.2/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+
+2) Install docker-machine according to the docs:
+
+::
+
+    curl -L https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/download/v0.5.5/docker-machine_linux-amd64 > /usr/local/bin/docker-machine
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-machine
+
+3) Install and register gitlab-ci-multi-runner according to the docs.  When registering,
+use the shell executor:
+
+::
+
+    curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
+    apt-get install gitlab-ci-multi-runner
+    gitlab-runner register # Use shell executor.
+
+4) Add the gitlab-runner user account to the docker group:
+
+::
+
+    usermod -aG docker gitlab-runner
+
+At ths point, GitLab CI is capable of running the tests.  Continue on below to
+set up continuous deployment.
+
+Configuring GitLab CI for Continuous Deployment
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+1) Set up Ubuntu machines with Docker for the staging (if desired) and production
+sites.  Digital Ocean has a droplet configuration that makes this very convenient
+but any machines will do.
+
+2) On the test runner, create an ssh key.  Add it as an authorized key on the
+staging and production machines and as a deploy key in the GitLab project:
+
+::
+
+    sudo -u gitlab-runner -H ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "gitlab-runner@DOMAIN"
+
+3) On the test runner, create a docker machine for the staging site:
+
+::
+
+    sudo -u gitlab-runner -H docker-machine create -d generic --generic-ip-address <IP address of staging site> {{cookiecutter.staging_domain_name}}
+
+4) On the test runner, create a docker machine for the production site:
+
+::
+
+    sudo -u gitlab-runner -H docker-machine create -d generic --generic-ip-address <IP address of production site> {{cookiecutter.domain_name}}
+
+All Done
+--------
+
+Congratulations!  You now have a GitLab CI environment to run the tests for
+every commit (all branches including feature branches) and automatically deploy
+staging and production environments.
+
diff --git a/docs/project-generation-options.rst b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
index 2ea27c53b..32fefb63b 100644
--- a/docs/project-generation-options.rst
+++ b/docs/project-generation-options.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ use_python2 [n]
     By default, the Python code generated will be for Python 3.x. But if you
     answer `y` here, it will be legacy Python 2.7 code.
 
+use_gitlab_ci [n]
+   Whether to use GitLab CI for testing.
+
+staging_branch []
+   If using GitLab for continuous deployment, the git branch to deploy in the
+   staging environment.
+
+staging_domain_name [beta.domain_name]
+   If deploying to a staging environment, the domain name of the staging site.
+
+production_branch []
+   If using GitLab for continuous deployment, the git branch to deploy in the
+   production environment.
+
 .. _WhiteNoise: https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
 .. _Celery: https://github.com/celery/celery
 .. _MailHog: https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index d83d92287..65c7ed614 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ def remove_certbot_files():
         file_name = os.path.join(nginx_dir_location, filename)
         remove_file(file_name)
 
+def remove_gitlab_ci_files():
+    """
+    Removes files needed for GitLab CI if it isn't going to be used
+    """
+    for filename in [".gitlab-ci.yml, test.yml"]:
+        os.remove(os.path.join(
+            PROJECT_DIRECTORY, filename
+        ))
+
+    django_dir_location = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIRECTORY, 'compose/django')
+    for filename in ["Dockerfile-test"]:
+        file_name = os.path.join(django_dir_location, filename)
+        remove_file(file_name)
+
 # IN PROGRESS
 # def copy_doc_files(project_directory):
 #     cookiecutters_dir = DEFAULT_CONFIG['cookiecutters_dir']
@@ -245,5 +259,23 @@ if '{{ cookiecutter.use_lets_encrypt }}'.lower() == 'y' and '{{ cookiecutter.use
         "You must generate a dhparams.pem file before running docker-compose in a production environment."
     )
 
-# 4. Copy files from /docs/ to {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/docs/
+# 11. Removes all GitLab CI files if it isn't going to be used
+if '{{ cookiecutter.use_gitlab_ci }}'.lower() != 'y':
+    remove_gitlab_ci_files()
+
+# 12. Removes the GitLab CI files and display a warning if use_gitlab_ci is selected and use_docker isn't.
+if '{{ cookiecutter.use_gitlab_ci }}'.lower() == 'y' and '{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}'.lower() != 'y':
+    remove_gitlab_ci_files()
+    print(
+        "You selected to use GitLab CI and didn't select to use docker. This is NOT supported out of the box for now. You "
+        "can continue to use the project like you normally would, but GitLab CI files have not been included."
+    )
+
+# 13. Directs the user to the documentation if certbot and docker are selected.
+if '{{ cookiecutter.use_gitlab_ci }}'.lower() == 'y' and '{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}'.lower() == 'y':
+    print(
+        "You selected to use GitLab CI.  Please see the documentation for instructions on how to set up the GitLab CI environment"
+    )
+
+# 14. Copy files from /docs/ to {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/docs/
 # copy_doc_files(PROJECT_DIRECTORY)
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbbf47afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+stages:
+  - test
+  - deploy
+
+test:
+  script:
+    - docker-compose -f test.yml build
+    - docker-compose -f test.yml run --rm django bash -c "flake8"
+    - docker-compose -f test.yml run --rm django bash -c "coverage run --branch manage.py test && coverage report -m"
+
+{% if cookiecutter.staging_branch != '' %}
+staging:
+  type: deploy
+  script:
+    - eval "$(docker-machine env {{cookiecutter.staging_domain_name}})"
+    - docker-compose build
+    - docker-compose run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+    - docker-compose up -d
+    - docker rm -v `docker ps -a -q -f status=exited` || true
+    - docker rmi `docker images -f "dangling=true" -q` || true
+    - docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /var/lib/docker:/var/lib/docker --rm martin/docker-cleanup-volumes
+  only:
+    - {{cookiecutter.staging_branch}}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cookiecutter.production_branch != '' %}
+production:
+  type: deploy
+  script:
+    - eval "$(docker-machine env {{cookiecutter.domain_name}})"
+    - docker-compose build
+    - docker-compose run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+    - docker-compose up -d
+    - docker rm -v `docker ps -a -q -f status=exited` || true
+    - docker rmi `docker images -f "dangling=true" -q` || true
+    - docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /var/lib/docker:/var/lib/docker --rm martin/docker-cleanup-volumes
+  only:
+    - {{cookiecutter.production_branch}}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/django/Dockerfile-test b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/django/Dockerfile-test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a6a189ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/django/Dockerfile-test
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{% if cookiecutter.use_python2 == 'n' -%}
+FROM python:3.5
+{% else %}
+FROM python:2.7
+{%- endif %}
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+
+# Requirements have to be pulled and installed here, otherwise caching won't work
+COPY ./requirements /requirements
+RUN pip install -r /requirements/local.txt
+
+RUN groupadd -r django && useradd -r -g django django
+COPY . /app
+RUN chown -R django /app
+
+COPY ./compose/django/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN sed -i 's/\r//' /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/test.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60b7c248c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+version: '2'
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data_dev: {}
+  postgres_backup_dev: {}
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    build: ./compose/postgres
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data_dev:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - postgres_backup_dev:/backups
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER={{cookiecutter.project_slug}}
+
+  django:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./compose/django/Dockerfile-test
+    command: python /app/manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:8000
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    links:
+      - postgres
+{% if cookiecutter.use_mailhog == 'y' %}
+      - mailhog
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cookiecutter.use_mailhog == 'y' %}
+  mailhog:
+    image: mailhog/mailhog
+    ports:
+      - "8025:8025"
+{% endif %}