CI/CD Fundamentals

Introduction to CI/CD Pipelines

Benefits of Using GitLab CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD Components

Practical Implementation of CI/CD Pipelines

.gitlab-ci.yml Basics

How to Create a .gitlab-ci.yml File

Basic Structure of a .gitlab-ci.yml File

Step by Step Guide to Creating a .gitlab-ci.yml File

Advanced Configuration

GitLab Runners

Choosing the Right Runners

Runner Configuration

Runner Management Best Practices

Why Use Runners?

GitLab Executors

What Are GitLab Executors?

Why Are Executors Important?

Docker Executor

Specific Runners

Installing Specific Runners

Installing GitLab Runner on Linux

Installing GitLab Runner on macOS

Installing GitLab Runner on Windows

Creating the Runner

Registering the Runner

Verifying the Runner

Configuring the Runner

Artifacts

Artifacts in GitLab CI/CD

Storing Artifacts in .gitlab-ci.yml

Retrieving Artifacts

Using Artifacts in Subsequent Jobs

Advanced Artifact Management

Documentation Generation

Documentation Generation in GitLab CI/CD Pipelines

Setting Up MkDocs

Configuring MkDocs

Creating Documentation Pages

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring in GitLab CI/CD

Enable Pipeline Monitoring

Add Notifications for Pipeline Events

Add Notifications for Pipeline Events

Specific Runners

Installing GitLab Runner on Linux

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5.2. Install GitLab Runner on Linux

1. Open a terminal on your machine.

2. Run the following commands to install GitLab Runner:

# Download the binary for your system
sudo curl -L --output /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner https://gitlab-runner-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/binaries/gitlab-runner-linux-amd64

# Give it permission to execute
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner

# Create a GitLab Runner user
sudo useradd --comment 'GitLab Runner' --create-home gitlab-runner --shell /bin/bash

# Install and run as a service
sudo gitlab-runner install --user=gitlab-runner --working-directory=/home/gitlab-runner
sudo gitlab-runner start