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INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS

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  1. Install gitlab-runner on your workstation https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/osx.html

  2. Generate a cicd token:

    • /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner register
    • Copy the coordinator URL and registration token from https://$GITLAB_ENDPOINT/admin/runners
    • Use kubernetes as the executor

  3. Generate the kubectl configuration for the cluster by running the connect to cluster option in the console UI, for example:

    gcloud container clusters get-credentials CLUSTER_NAME --zone us-east1-b --project $GITLAB_PROJECT

  4. Retrieve the Runner Token for the newly created runner from the admin runner page on $GITLAB_ENDPOINT - https://$GITLAB_ENDPOINT/admin/runners and set it export RUNNER_TOKEN=<token value> It will be substituted in the configmap when the configuration is applied.

    • Note: This is NOT the token in the section Set up a shared Runner manually

  5. Apply the configuration

    for f in $(/bin/ls *.yml); do envsubst < "${DOLLAR}f" | kubectl apply -f -; done

  6. Confirm that the runner is able to contact pre on the runner admin page - https://$GITLAB_ENDPOINT/admin/runners

  7. If things aren’t working properly see the status of the pods by running kubectl get all -n gitlab