gitlab Continuous integration Runner installation

Example

Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS

1. Add the official repository

Debian/Ubuntu

curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

CentOS

curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash

2. Install the gitlab-ci-multi-runner package

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install gitlab-ci-multi-runner

CentOS

sudo yum install gitlab-ci-multi-runner

3. Register the runner

sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register

• Enter the URL to your GitLab CI. It should look like this http://example.com/ci

• Enter the registration token. If this is a project specfic runner you can find the token in Project settings -> Runners. If it is a shared runner go to Admin area -> Runners and find the registration token there.

• Now give your runner a descriptive name.

• Select the executor which you want to use. Valid executors are: shell (These can be later configured to use sh or bash),docker,docker-ssh,ssh,parallels,virtualbox,docker+machine or docker-ssh+machine. For more detail information on executors check the official documentation.

Windows

1. Download the runner binary and place it somewhere appropriate on your system.
2. Open a command prompt as Administrator
3. Register the runner

<runner-binary> register

• Enter the URL to your GitLab CI. It should look like this http://example.com/ci

• Enter the registration token. If this is a project specfic runner you can find the token in Project settings -> Runners. If it is a shared runner go to Admin area -> Runners and find the registration token there.

• Now give your runner a descriptive name.

• Select the executor which you want to use. Valid executors are: shell(Can be later configured to use cmd or powershell),ssh,parallels or virtualbox. For more detail information on executors check the official documentation.

4. (Optional) Register runner as service

<runner-binary> install --user <username> --password <password>

5. Start the runner

<runner-binary> start