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@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ GitLab offers a [continuous integration](https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-
[
pipeline
](
../pipelines/index.md
)
, you must:
-
Add a
[
`.gitlab-ci.yml` file
](
#creating-a-gitlab-ciyml-file
)
to your repository's root directory.
-
Ensure your project is configured to use a
[
R
unner
](
#configuring-a-runner
)
.
-
Ensure your project is configured to use a
[
r
unner
](
#configuring-a-runner
)
.
The
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
file tells the
GitLab R
unner what to do. A simple pipeline commonly has
The
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
file tells the
r
unner what to do. A simple pipeline commonly has
three
[
stages
](
../yaml/README.md#stages
)
:
-
`build`
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@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The `.gitlab-ci.yml` file is where you configure what CI does with your project.
It lives in the root of your repository.
On any push to your repository, GitLab will look for the
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
file and start jobs on _
R
unners_ according to the contents of the file,
file and start jobs on _
r
unners_ according to the contents of the file,
for that commit.
Because
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
is in the repository and is version controlled, old
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@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The `.gitlab-ci.yml` file defines sets of jobs with constraints of how and when
they should be run. The jobs are defined as top-level elements with a name (in
our case
`rspec`
and
`rubocop`
) and always have to contain the
`script`
keyword.
Jobs are used to create jobs, which are then picked by
[
Runners
](
../runners/README.md
)
and executed within the environment of the R
unner.
[
runners
](
../runners/README.md
)
and executed within the environment of the r
unner.
What is important is that each job is run independently from each other.
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@@ -148,59 +148,54 @@ Clicking on it you will be directed to the jobs page for that specific commit.
![
Single commit jobs page
](
img/single_commit_status_pending.png
)
Notice that there is a pending job which is named after what we wrote in
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
. "stuck" indicates that there is no
R
unner configured
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
. "stuck" indicates that there is no
r
unner configured
yet for this job.
The next step is to configure a
R
unner so that it picks the pending jobs.
The next step is to configure a
r
unner so that it picks the pending jobs.
## Configuring a
R
unner
## Configuring a
r
unner
In GitLab,
Runners run the jobs that you define in
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
. A R
unner
can be a virtual machine, a VPS, a bare-metal machine, a Docker container or
even a cluster of containers. GitLab and the
Runners
communicate through an API,
so the only requirement is that the
R
unner's machine has network access to the
In GitLab,
runners run the jobs that you define in
`.gitlab-ci.yml`
. A r
unner
can be a virtual machine, a VPS, a bare-metal machine, a Docker container
,
or
even a cluster of containers. GitLab and the
runner
communicate through an API,
so the only requirement is that the
r
unner's machine has network access to the
GitLab server.
A
R
unner can be specific to a certain project or serve multiple projects in
GitLab. If it serves all projects
it's called a _Shared R
unner_.
A
r
unner can be specific to a certain project or serve multiple projects in
GitLab. If it serves all projects
, it's called a _shared r
unner_.
Find more information about
different R
unners in the
[
Runners
](
../runners/README.md
)
documentation.
Find more information about
r
unners in the
[
runner
](
../runners/README.md
)
documentation.
You can find whether any Runners are assigned to your project by going to
**Settings ➔ CI/CD**
. Setting up a Runner is easy and straightforward. The
official Runner supported by GitLab is written in Go and its documentation
can be found at
<https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/>
.
The official runner supported by GitLab is written in Go.
View
[
the documentation
](
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/
)
.
In order to have a functional Runner you need to follow two steps
:
For a runner to be available in GitLab, you must
:
1.
[
Install
it
](
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/
)
1.
[
Configure it
](
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/
)
1.
[
Install
GitLab Runner
](
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/
)
.
1.
[
Register a runner for your group or project
](
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/register/
)
.
Follow the links above to set up your own Runner or use a Shared Runner as
described in the next section.
Once the Runner has been set up, you should see it on the Runners page of your
project, following
**Settings ➔ CI/CD**
.
When a runner is available, you can view it by
clicking
**Settings > CI/CD**
and expanding
**Runners**
.
![
Activated runners
](
img/runners_activated.png
)
### Shared
R
unners
### Shared
r
unners
If you use
[
GitLab.com
](
https://gitlab.com/
)
you can use the
**Shared R
unners**
provided by GitLab
Inc
.
If you use
[
GitLab.com
](
https://gitlab.com/
)
, you can use the
**shared r
unners**
provided by GitLab.
These are special virtual machines that run on GitLab's infrastructure and can
build any project.
To enable
the
**Shared Runners**
you have to go to your project
's
**Settings
➔
CI/CD**
and click
**Enable shared runners**
.
To enable
shared runners, go to your project's or group
's
**Settings
>
CI/CD**
and click
**Enable shared runners**
.
[
Read more
on Shared Runners
](
../runners/README.md
)
.
[
Read more
about shared runners
](
../runners/README.md#shared-runners
)
.
##
See
ing the status of your pipeline and jobs
##
View
ing the status of your pipeline and jobs
After configuring the
R
unner successfully, you should see the status of your
After configuring the
r
unner successfully, you should see the status of your
last commit change from _pending_ to either _running_, _success_ or _failed_.
You can view all pipelines by going to the
**Pipelines**
page in your project.
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