@@ -494,9 +494,11 @@ To use SAST in an offline environment, you need:
NOTE: **Note:**
GitLab Runner has a [default `pull policy` of `always`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/docker.html#using-the-always-pull-policy),
meaning the runner may try to pull remote images even if a local copy is available. Set GitLab
Runner's [`pull_policy` to `if-not-present`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/docker.html#using-the-if-not-present-pull-policy)
in an offline environment if you prefer using only locally available Docker images.
meaning the runner will try to pull Docker images from the GitLab container registry even if a local
copy is available. GitLab Runner's [`pull_policy` can be set to `if-not-present`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/docker.html#using-the-if-not-present-pull-policy)
in an offline environment if you prefer using only locally available Docker images. However, we
recommend keeping the pull policy setting to `always` as it will better enable updated scanners to
be utilized within your CI/CD pipelines.
### Make GitLab SAST analyzer images available inside your Docker registry