Run gitlab-ci locally with or without docker

.gitlab-ci.yml

stages:
  - build

localbuild:
  image: debian:10-slim
  stage: build
  script:
    - pwd 

gitlab-ci-local.md

Run gitlab-ci locally with/without docker

Install the gitlab-runner :

cf : https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/

# macOS
brew install gitlab-runner
# debian/ubuntu
curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-runner/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt-get install gitlab-runner
# centos
curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-runner/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash
sudo yum install gitlab-runner
# manually download and install (linux amd64 64bit)
sudo curl -L --output /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner https://gitlab-runner-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/binaries/gitlab-runner-linux-amd64

With docker

gitlab-runner exec docker <name_of_the_job_in_gitlab-ci.yml>
# example
gitlab-runner exec docker localbuild

Without docker

gitlab-runner exec shell <name_of_the_job_in_gitlab-ci.yml>
# example
gitlab-runner exec shell localbuild

Resources

• http://campfirecode.io/debugging-gitlab-ci-pipelines/
• https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/
• https://dingyuliang.me/gitlab-run-test-gitlab-ci-yml-file-locally/