Registering the Runner

5.6. Register the Runner

Platform: You must choose the Platform to register the runner (Linux, MacOS, Windows, Docker, or Kubernetes).
Step 1: Copy and paste the command that GitLab provides into your command line to register the runner.

gitlab-runner register

Follow the prompts in the command line:

Enter your GitLab instance URL (e.g., https://gitlab.com/) .
Enter the registration token from your project settings.
Enter a description for the runner (e.g., My Project Runner).
Enter tags (optional, e.g., docker, linux).
Enter the executor (e.g., docker, shell).

Please enter the gitlab-ci coordinator URL (e.g. https://gitlab.com/): 
[https://gitlab.com/]: 
Please enter the gitlab-ci token for this runner: 
[xxxxxxx]: 
Please enter the gitlab-ci description for this runner: 
[My Project Runner]: 
Please enter the gitlab-ci tags for this runner (comma separated): 
[docker, linux]: 
Please enter the executor: [docker, shell, ssh, docker+machine, kubernetes, custom, parallels, virtualbox, docker-ssh, docker-ssh+machine]: 
[docker]:

Specific Runners

Registering the Runner

5.6. Register the Runner