Commit 40e3a701 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'triggers-docs' into 'master'

Triggers docs

See merge request !10050
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- [Introduced][ci-229] in GitLab CE 7.14.
- GitLab 8.12 has a completely redesigned job permissions system. Read all
about the [new model and its implications](../../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#job-triggers).
- GitLab 9.0 introduced a trigger ownership to solve permission problems.
Triggers can be used to force a rebuild of a specific `ref` (branch or tag)
with an API call.
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![Triggers page overview](img/triggers_page.png)
## Take ownership
Each created trigger when run will impersonate their associated user including
their access to projects and their project permissions.
You can take ownership of existing triggers by clicking *Take ownership*.
From now on the trigger will be run as you.
## Legacy triggers
Old triggers, created before 9.0 will be marked as Legacy. Triggers with
the legacy label do not have an associated user and only have access
to the current project.
Legacy trigger are considered deprecated and will be removed
with one of the future versions of GitLab.
## Revoke a trigger
You can revoke a trigger any time by going at your project's
**Settings > Triggers** and hitting the **Revoke** button. The action is
irreversible.
## Trigger a job
## Trigger a pipeline
> **Note**:
Valid refs are only the branches and tags. If you pass a commit SHA as a ref,
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See the [Examples](#examples) section for more details on how to actually
trigger a rebuild.
## Trigger a job from webhook
## Trigger a pipeline from webhook
> Introduced in GitLab 8.14.
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"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/9/trigger/pipeline?token=TOKEN&ref=master"
```
### Triggering a job within `.gitlab-ci.yml`
### Triggering a pipeline within `.gitlab-ci.yml`
You can also benefit by using triggers in your `.gitlab-ci.yml`. Let's say that
you have two projects, A and B, and you want to trigger a rebuild on the `master`
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By using an insecure GitLab Runner configuration, you allow the rogue developers
to steal the tokens of other jobs.
## job triggers
## Pipeline triggers
[job triggers][triggers] do not support the new permission model.
They continue to use the old authentication mechanism where the CI job
can access only its own sources. We plan to remove that limitation in one of
the upcoming releases.
Since 9.0 [pipelnie triggers][triggers] do support the new permission model.
The new triggers do impersonate their associated user including their access
to projects and their project permissions. To migrate trigger to use new permisison
model use **Take ownership**.
## Before GitLab 8.12
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