In this tutorial, I will show you how to Configure your own GitLab Runner with a Docker Executor using AWS EC2.
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This is useful if you are trying to use GitLab.com and are running run out of minutes or simply need more power.

I will show you how you can run your own GitLab Runner on AWS and cover:
creating a new virtual machine (VM) on AWS using EC2
installing the GitLab Runner on the VM
configuring the GitLab Runner to work with GitLab.com



⭐ Video contents ⭐

⌨ 00:00 Overview
⌨ 01:33 Create a VM on AWS EC2
⌨ 05:28 Install dependencies (Git, Docker)
⌨ 08:46 Download & install the GitLab Runner
⌨ 09:40 Register the GitLab Runner with GitLab
⌨ 15:42 Test the GitLab Runner
⌨ 18:32 Test Docker build and push
⌨ 21:28 Enable the privileged mode
⌨ 27:07 Conclusion & next steps

⭐ Commands & resources mentioned ⭐

A Brief Guide to GitLab CI Runners and Executors
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A list of the most important commands used in this tutorial:

Update dependencies:
sudo yum y update

Install Git:
sudo yum install y git

Install Docker:
sudo amazonlinuxextras install y docker

Add the ec2user user to the docker group:
sudo usermod aG docker ec2user

Ensure the Docker daemon starts automatically:
sudo systemctl enable docker

Restart your EC2 instance:
sudo reboot

Download the GitLab Runner installation package:
curl LJO "https://gitlabrunnerdownloads.s3.am..."

Install the GitLab Runner:
sudo rpm i gitlabrunner_amd64.rpm

Register the GitLab Runner:
sudo gitlabrunner register

Edit the config.toml file:
sudo vim /etc/gitlabrunner/config.toml

The GitLab CI pipeline config used to test the runner:
https://gitlab.com//snippets/2300614


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