Create a specific ci-runner

To install a project-specific ci-runner:

• goto gitlab project, settings, CI/CD Settings, runners. This page serves several purposes:
  • You find the token that you will need for 'gitlab-runner register', see below.

  • You can change the runner configuration, e.g. select 'Run untagged jobs', see below.

  • You can disable the shared runners.

• Here is the log for registering a runner:

   
  root@haso999d10:gitlab-runner# gitlab-runner register
  Runtime platform                                    arch=amd64 os=linux pid=12641 revision=bbcb5aba version=15.3.0
  Running in system-mode.                            
                                                     
  Enter the GitLab instance URL (for example, https://gitlab.com/):
  https://gitlab.desy.de
  Enter the registration token:
  GR1348941-5gV_is9nmra-AGsjXJs
  Enter a description for the runner:
  [haso999d10]: pySpectraOnhaso999d10
  Enter tags for the runner (comma-separated):
  pySpectra
  Enter optional maintenance note for the runner:
  
  Registering runner... succeeded                     runner=GR1348941-5gV_is9
  Enter an executor: custom, parallels, shell, virtualbox, docker+machine, kubernetes, docker, docker-ssh, ssh, docker-ssh+machine:
  shell
  Runner registered successfully. Feel free to start it, but if it's running already the config should be automatically reloaded!
   
  Configuration (with the authentication token) was saved in "/etc/gitlab-runner/config.toml"
  

• Notice that the token is taken from the gitlab project page, see above.

• Notice that shell is selected as the executor.

• Notize that the tag is mentioned in .gitlab-ci.yml If no tages are used you would have to change the runner configuration and check 'Run untagged jobs'

Here is the corresponding .gitlab-ci.yml file executing the unit test.

 
#
# 
# 
stages:
    - testAll

testAll:
    stage: testAll
    tags: [pySpectra]
    script:
        - echo "testAll, USER $USER, HOME $HOME, PWD $PWD, DISPLAY $DISPLAY"
        - export DISPLAY=:1
        - python3 -m unittest discover -v
        - exit 0