How do you run a pipeline on a specific runner?

How do you run a pipeline on a specific runner?

3 Answers

1. use tags and private runner attachment (already called out)
2. use the gitlab-runner exec verb directly on the runner.
3. canary the runner for a single build only.

How do I trigger a GitLab runner?

Go to your Settings > CI/CD under Triggers to add a new trigger. The Add trigger button creates a new token which you can then use to trigger a rerun of this particular project’s pipeline. Every new trigger you create, gets assigned a different token which you can then use inside your scripts or . gitlab-ci.

How do you use a specific runner?

This command will start the process of registering a runner. Then go to the Gitlab Project -Settings->CI/CD->Runners and copy the URL of specific runners. Paste it on your terminal and also copy the registered token and paste it afterward. Now fill in the details of the runner as per your demand.

How do I run GitLab CI Yml locally?

1. Go to your git directory cd my-git-project.
2. Create a .gitlab-ci.yml.
3. Create a docker container with your project dir mounted docker run -d \ –name gitlab-runner \ –restart always \ -v $PWD:$PWD \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ gitlab/gitlab-runner:latest.

Why did GitLab pipeline fail?

If the merge train pipeline has failed, you can: Check the failure and determine if you can use the /merge quick action to immediately add the merge request to the train again. Re-run the entire pipeline by clicking Run pipeline in the pipeline tab in the merge request, then add the merge request to the train again.

What triggers a pipeline?

If you specify branch filters, a new pipeline is triggered whenever a source pipeline run is successfully completed that matches the branch filters.

What are the steps in the GitLab trigger pipeline?

Build stage builds project and create jar file and package stage create image and store it in container registry. And .gitlab-ci.yml file has been created. Below is file

How to build a GitLab Runner in vSphere?

The above gitlab-ci file would generate a new build machine and deploy it to the “test group” within vsphere with a python script. (Deploying it would activate a gitlab-runner and tie it to a specific project and have some tags associated with it).

Is it possible to run pipeline on a specific runner?

There currently isn’t a solution for building on a specific runner in GitLab, but there is an issue open for Sticky Runners, which hopefully will be out in the next 3-6 months according to the Milestones! Once that succeeds, resume all other runners!

How to make use of trigger variables in GitLab?

Making use of trigger variables You can pass any number of arbitrary variables in the trigger API call and they are available in GitLab CI/CD so that they can be used in your.gitlab-ci.yml file. The parameter is of the form: