Skip to main content

Gitlab Runner

GitLab Runner is an open-source project that is used to run your jobs and send the results back to GitLab. It is used in conjunction with GitLab CI/CD, the open-source continuous integration service included with GitLab that coordinates the jobs.

1 - Getting a Runner Token​

To create a project runner, you need to have a project in GitLab. If you don't have one, you can create a new project.

  1. Go to your project's Settings > CI/CD.
  2. Expand the Runners section.
  3. Click the New Project Runner button.
  4. Make sure to set Up your tags or check the Run untagged jobs to run all jobs.
  5. Click the Create runner button.
  6. now you will see the runner token, you need to copy it and move on to the next step.

2 - Deploy an Einfach Cloud runner​

To deploy a runner, you need to have an account in Einfach Cloud. If you don't have one, you can create a new account.

  1. On the services page click on the Gitlab Runner service.

services

  1. Create a new runner by filling the required fields and choose your needed resources then click on the Create Runner button.

form

  1. you will then be prompted to enter your payment details, and if done successfully, the runner will be created and all you need to do is wait until your runner is Healthy

form