description of gitlab runner installation

Makefile

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 	config/headfoot.tex	\
 	config/sourcelst.tex	\
 	content.tex		\
+	gitlab-runner.tex	\
+	title.tex		\
 	Makefile
 
 all: $(MAIN)

config/framework.tex

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 \usepackage{amsfonts}%
 \usepackage{mathrsfs}%
 \usepackage{hyperref}%
-\usepackage{xcolor}%
+\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}%
 \usepackage{scrpage2}%
+\usepackage{multido}
+\usepackage{pstricks}
+\usepackage{colortbl}
 
 \newcommand*\euler{\mathrm{e}}
 \input{title.tex}

content.tex

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-\section*{Agricola Release HowTo}
-\subsection*{Create release branch}
-A push event to a \textit{release/...} named branch will create release
-candidates. These release candidates are deployed to agricola's project svn.
-(\texttt{http://dabsvn01.internal.novero.com/svn/\ \\
-0\_31X\_P0070\_agricola/trunk/development/software/\ \\
-releases/release\_candidate/})\\
-Checkout the new release branch:
-\begin{lstlisting}
-git checkout -b release/<release_name>
-\end{lstlisting}
-Prepare build variables in the \textit{variables} section of the build job
-file\\(\texttt{.gitlab-ci.yml} in agricola's root directory).
-\begin{lstlisting}
-variables:
-  PRODUCT_NAME: "AG"
-  PRODUCT_VARIANT: "NA"
-#  PRODUCT_VARIANT: "EU"
-#  PRODUCT_VARIANT: "CN"
-  PROJECT_VERSION: "10"
-  SW_MAJOR: "1"
-  SW_MINOR: "2"
-\end{lstlisting}
-Push the new branch to the gitlab-server:
-\begin{lstlisting}
-git push --set-upstream origin release/<release_name>
-\end{lstlisting}
-\subsection*{Create release tag}
-A \textit{release/174\_AG...} named tag in the agricola repository at the
-gitlab server will create a release and deploys it to the agricola project
-svn repository. To create the tag:
+\section{Introduction}
+Gitlab-ci uses so called runners to execute the build jobs defined in the build
+job file of a repository. A runner is a seperate tool and can be installed on
+any machine. The type of connection is configurable. The intentions of these concept are:\\
 \begin{itemize}
-\item go to agricola's gitlab tags section \\
-(\texttt{https://novgit05.novero.com/agricola/agricola/tags})
-\item Hit the \textit{+ New tag} button
-\item Choose a valid tag name \textit{(release/174\_AG...)}
-\item Choose the above created release branch as source for the new tag.
-\item Hit the \textit{Create tag} button
+	\item{remove (build) environmental dependency from ci server}
+	\item{multipe runners to parallize multiple builds}
 \end{itemize}
+The Runner has to be installed on a machine with a proper environment (compiler,
+...) installed for the dedicated project it is used for. Figure \ref{fig:gitlab-runner-interaction} illustrates
+the interaction of a local workstation, the gitlab(-ci) server and the
+gitlab-ci-multi-runner.
+\begin{figure}
+	\begin{center}
+		\input{gitlab-runner.tex}
+		\caption{Gitlab-ci - runner interaction}
+		\label{fig:gitlab-runner-interaction}
+	\end{center}
+\end{figure}
+
+\section{Installation of gitlab-ci-multi-runner}
+The Installation of the runner depends on the operating system of the host and
+is described here: \hyperlink{https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/}{\texttt{https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install}}
+\section{Installation of a dedicated runner}
+\subsection{Prerequisites}
+To install a dedicated runner prerequisites has to be fullfilled:
+\begin{itemize}
+	\item{Url of gitlab ci coordinator}
+	\item{Registation token of that server}
+	\item{Tags - if the build job defines tags to identify runners}
+\end{itemize}
+These two informations can be gathered at the runners section of the project's
+gitlab repository the runner is installed for. That section is accessible using:\texttt{<gitlab-url>/<project-path>/runners}\\
+\textbf{Example:}\\
+\texttt{https://novgit05.novero.com/agricola/agricola/runners}
+\subsection{Register}
+Open a shell an type: \texttt{gitlab-ci-multi-runner register}. An interactive
+shell opens and requests some inputs (see prequisites).
+\lstsetdefault
+\begin{lstlisting}
+user@dabbld01:~$ sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register
+Running in system-mode.
+
+Please enter the gitlab-ci coordinator URL
+(e.g. https://gitlab.com/):
+https://novgit05.novero.com/ci
+Please enter the gitlab-ci token for this runner:
+<secret-token>
+Please enter the gitlab-ci description for this runner:
+[dabbld01]:
+my-runner
+Please enter the gitlab-ci tags for this runner (comma
+separated):
+
+Please enter the executor: shell, docker+machine,
+docker-ssh+machine, kubernetes, docker, docker-ssh,
+parallels, ssh, virtualbox:
+shell
+Runner registered successfully. Feel free to start it,
+but if it's running already the config should be
+automatically reloaded!
+\end{lstlisting}
+
+\subsection{Start as service}
+Open a shell an type: \texttt{gitlab-ci-multi-runner start}
 

gitlab-runner.tex

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+\psset{framesep=20pt}
+\psset{arrowsize=10pt}
+\begin{pspicture}(12,6)
+%	\psgrid
+	\rput(2.5,5){\psframebox{\textcolor{\clr}{Gitlab-ci server}}}
+	\rput(2.5,1){\psframebox{\textcolor{\clr}{Local workstation}}}
+	\rput(8.5,3){\psframebox{\textcolor{\clr}{Gitlab-ci-multi-runner}}}
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+	\psline{->}(1,1.9)(1,4.1)
+	\rput(7,5.3){build trigger}
+	\rput(.5,3){push}
+	\rput(4,2.6){build result}
+	\rput(8.5,.5){build}
+\end{pspicture}

title.tex

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-\newcommand{\docname}{HowTo}
-\newcommand{\prjname}{arch linux on raspberry pi}
+\newcommand{\docname}{Gitlab-ci}
+\newcommand{\prjname}{gitlab-ci-multi-runner}
 \newcommand{\docversion}{0.1}
 \newcommand{\docauthor}{Thomas Klaehn}