I've been trying to setup a CI/CD Pipeline on my Repo which runs common tasks like linting/tests etc. I've successfully setup a Gitlab-Runner which is working fine. The only part I'm stuck is the "deploy" part.
When I run my build, how do I actually get the files into my /var/www/xyz folder.
I get that everything is running in a Docker Container and I can't just magically copy paste my files there, but i don't get how I get the files on my actual server-directory. I've been searching for days for good docs / explanations, so as always, StackOverflow is my last resort for help.
I'm running on a Ubuntu 20.04 LTS VPS and a SaaS GitLab-Repository if that info is needed. That's my .gitlab-ci.yml:
image: timbru31/node-alpine-git
before_script:
- git fetch origin
stages:
- setup
- test
- build
- deploy
#All Setup Jobs
Install Dependencies:
stage: setup
interruptible: true
script:
- npm install
- npm i -g #nrwl/cli
artifacts:
paths:
- node_modules/
# All Test Jobs
Lint:
stage: test
script: npx nx run nx-fun:lint
Tests:
stage: test
script: npx nx run nx-fun:test
Deploy:
stage: build
script:
- ls /var/www/
- npx nx build --prod --output-path=dist/
- cp -r dist/* /var/www/html/neostax/
only:
refs:
- master
Normally I would ssh into my server, run the build, and then copy the build to the corresponding web-directory.
TL;DR - How do I get files from a GitLab-Runner to an actual directory on the server?
If a GitLab project is configured on GitLab CI, is there a way to run the build locally?
I don't want to turn my laptop into a build "runner", I just want to take advantage of Docker and .gitlab-ci.yml to run tests locally (i.e. it's all pre-configured). Another advantage of that is that I'm sure that I'm using the same environment locally and on CI.
Here is an example of how to run Travis builds locally using Docker, I'm looking for something similar with GitLab.
Since a few months ago this is possible using gitlab-runner:
gitlab-runner exec docker my-job-name
Note that you need both docker and gitlab-runner installed on your computer to get this working.
You also need the image key defined in your .gitlab-ci.yml file. Otherwise won't work.
Here's the line I currently use for testing locally using gitlab-runner:
gitlab-runner exec docker test --docker-volumes "/home/elboletaire/.ssh/id_rsa:/root/.ssh/id_rsa:ro"
Note: You can avoid adding a --docker-volumes with your key setting it by default in /etc/gitlab-runner/config.toml. See the official documentation for more details. Also, use gitlab-runner exec docker --help to see all docker-based runner options (like variables, volumes, networks, etc.).
Due to the confusion in the comments, I paste here the gitlab-runner --help result, so you can see that gitlab-runner can make builds locally:
gitlab-runner --help
NAME:
gitlab-runner - a GitLab Runner
USAGE:
gitlab-runner [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION:
1.1.0~beta.135.g24365ee (24365ee)
AUTHOR(S):
Kamil Trzciński <ayufan#ayufan.eu>
COMMANDS:
exec execute a build locally
[...]
GLOBAL OPTIONS:
--debug debug mode [$DEBUG]
[...]
As you can see, the exec command is to execute a build locally.
Even though there was an issue to deprecate the current gitlab-runner exec behavior, it ended up being reconsidered and a new version with greater features will replace the current exec functionality.
Note that this process is to use your own machine to run the tests using docker containers. This is not to define custom runners. To do so, just go to your repo's CI/CD settings and read the documentation there. If you wanna ensure your runner is executed instead of one from gitlab.com, add a custom and unique tag to your runner, ensure it only runs tagged jobs and tag all the jobs you want your runner to be responsible of.
I use this docker-based approach:
Edit: 2022-10
docker run --entrypoint bash --rm -w $PWD -v $PWD:$PWD -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock gitlab/gitlab-runner:latest -c 'git config --global --add safe.directory "*";gitlab-runner exec docker test'
For all git versions > 2.35.2. You must add safe.directory within the container to avoid fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at.... This also true for patched git versions < 2.35.2. The old command will not work anymore.
Details
0. Create a git repo to test this answer
mkdir my-git-project
cd my-git-project
git init
git commit --allow-empty -m"Initialize repo to showcase gitlab-runner locally."
1. Go to your git directory
cd my-git-project
2. Create a .gitlab-ci.yml
Example .gitlab-ci.yml
image: alpine
test:
script:
- echo "Hello Gitlab-Runner"
3. Create a docker container with your project dir mounted
docker run -d \
--name gitlab-runner \
--restart always \
-v $PWD:$PWD \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
gitlab/gitlab-runner:latest
(-d) run container in background and print container ID
(--restart always) or not?
(-v $PWD:$PWD) Mount current directory into the current directory of the container - Note: On Windows you could bind your dir to a fixed location, e.g. -v ${PWD}:/opt/myapp. Also $PWD will only work at powershell not at cmd
(-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock) This gives the container access to the docker socket of the host so it can start "sibling containers" (e.g. Alpine).
(gitlab/gitlab-runner:latest) Just the latest available image from dockerhub.
4. Execute with
Avoid fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at... More info
docker exec -it -w $PWD gitlab-runner git config --global --add safe.directory "*"
Actual execution
docker exec -it -w $PWD gitlab-runner gitlab-runner exec docker test
# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
# | | | | | |
# (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
(a) Working dir within the container. Note: On Windows you could use a fixed location, e.g. /opt/myapp.
(b) Name of the docker container
(c) Execute the command "gitlab-runner" within the docker container
(d)(e)(f) run gitlab-runner with "docker executer" and run a job named "test"
5. Prints
...
Executing "step_script" stage of the job script
$ echo "Hello Gitlab-Runner"
Hello Gitlab-Runner
Job succeeded
...
Note: The runner will only work on the commited state of your code base. Uncommited changes will be ignored. Exception: The .gitlab-ci.yml itself does not have be commited to be taken into account.
Note: There are some limitations running locally. Have a look at limitations of gitlab runner locally.
I'm currently working on making a gitlab runner that works locally.
Still in the early phases, but eventually it will become very relevant.
It doesn't seem like gitlab want/have time to make this, so here you go.
https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-runner-local
If you are running Gitlab using the docker image there: https://hub.docker.com/r/gitlab/gitlab-ce, it's possible to run pipelines by exposing the local docker.sock with a volume option: -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock. Adding this option to the Gitlab container will allow your workers to access to the docker instance on the host.
The GitLab runner appears to not work on Windows yet and there is an open issue to resolve this.
So, in the meantime I am moving my script code out to a bash script, which I can easily map to a docker container running locally and execute.
In this case I want to build a docker container in my job, so I create a script 'build':
#!/bin/bash
docker build --pull -t myimage:myversion .
in my .gitlab-ci.yaml I execute the script:
image: docker:latest
services:
- docker:dind
before_script:
- apk add bash
build:
stage: build
script:
- chmod 755 build
- build
To run the script locally using powershell I can start the required image and map the volume with the source files:
$containerId = docker run --privileged -d -v ${PWD}:/src docker:dind
install bash if not present:
docker exec $containerId apk add bash
Set permissions on the bash script:
docker exec -it $containerId chmod 755 /src/build
Execute the script:
docker exec -it --workdir /src $containerId bash -c 'build'
Then stop the container:
docker stop $containerId
And finally clean up the container:
docker container rm $containerId
Another approach is to have a local build tool that is installed on your pc and your server at the same time.
So basically, your .gitlab-ci.yml will basically call your preferred build tool.
Here an example .gitlab-ci.yml that i use with nuke.build:
stages:
- build
- test
- pack
variables:
TERM: "xterm" # Use Unix ASCII color codes on Nuke
before_script:
- CHCP 65001 # Set correct code page to avoid charset issues
.job_template: &job_definition
except:
- tags
build:
<<: *job_definition
stage: build
script:
- "./build.ps1"
test:
<<: *job_definition
stage: test
script:
- "./build.ps1 test"
variables:
GIT_CHECKOUT: "false"
pack:
<<: *job_definition
stage: pack
script:
- "./build.ps1 pack"
variables:
GIT_CHECKOUT: "false"
only:
- master
artifacts:
paths:
- output/
And in nuke.build i've defined 3 targets named like the 3 stages (build, test, pack)
In this way you have a reproducible setup (all other things are configured with your build tool) and you can test directly the different targets of your build tool.
(i can call .\build.ps1 , .\build.ps1 test and .\build.ps1 pack when i want)
I am on Windows using VSCode with WSL
I didn't want to register my work PC as a runner so instead I'm running my yaml stages locally to test them out before I upload them
$ sudo apt-get install gitlab-runner
$ gitlab-runner exec shell build
yaml
image: node:10.19.0 # https://hub.docker.com/_/node/
# image: node:latest
cache:
# untracked: true
key: project-name
# key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG} # per branch
# key:
# files:
# - package-lock.json # only update cache when this file changes (not working) #jkr
paths:
- .npm/
- node_modules
- build
stages:
- prepare # prepares builds, makes build needed for testing
- test # uses test:build specifically #jkr
- build
- deploy
# before_install:
before_script:
- npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
prepare:
stage: prepare
needs: []
script:
- npm install
test:
stage: test
needs: [prepare]
except:
- schedules
tags:
- linux
script:
- npm run build:dev
- npm run test:cicd-deps
- npm run test:cicd # runs puppeteer tests #jkr
artifacts:
reports:
junit: junit.xml
paths:
- coverage/
build-staging:
stage: build
needs: [prepare]
only:
- schedules
before_script:
- apt-get update && apt-get install -y zip
script:
- npm run build:stage
- zip -r build.zip build
# cache:
# paths:
# - build
# <<: *global_cache
# policy: push
artifacts:
paths:
- build.zip
deploy-dev:
stage: deploy
needs: [build-staging]
tags: [linux]
only:
- schedules
# # - branches#gitlab-org/gitlab
before_script:
- apt-get update && apt-get install -y lftp
script:
# temporarily using 'verify-certificate no'
# for more on verify-certificate #jkr: https://www.versatilewebsolutions.com/blog/2014/04/lftp-ftps-and-certificate-verification.html
# variables do not work with 'single quotes' unless they are "'surrounded by doubles'"
- lftp -e "set ssl:verify-certificate no; open mediajackagency.com; user $LFTP_USERNAME $LFTP_PASSWORD; mirror --reverse --verbose build/ /var/www/domains/dev/clients/client/project/build/; bye"
# environment:
# name: staging
# url: http://dev.mediajackagency.com/clients/client/build
# # url: https://stg2.client.co
when: manual
allow_failure: true
build-production:
stage: build
needs: [prepare]
only:
- schedules
before_script:
- apt-get update && apt-get install -y zip
script:
- npm run build
- zip -r build.zip build
# cache:
# paths:
# - build
# <<: *global_cache
# policy: push
artifacts:
paths:
- build.zip
deploy-client:
stage: deploy
needs: [build-production]
tags: [linux]
only:
- schedules
# - master
before_script:
- apt-get update && apt-get install -y lftp
script:
- sh deploy-prod
environment:
name: production
url: http://www.client.co
when: manual
allow_failure: true
The idea is to keep check commands outside of .gitlab-ci.yml. I use Makefile to run something like make check and my .gitlab-ci.yml runs the same make commands that I use locally to check various things before committing.
This way you'll have one place with all/most of your commands (Makefile) and .gitlab-ci.yml will have only CI-related stuff.
I have written a tool to run all GitLab-CI job locally without have to commit or push, simply with the command ci-toolbox my_job_name.
The URL of the project : https://gitlab.com/mbedsys/citbx4gitlab
Years ago I build this simple solution with Makefile and docker-compose to run the gitlab runner in docker, you can use it to execute jobs locally as well and should work on all systems where docker works:
https://gitlab.com/1oglop1/gitlab-runner-docker
There are few things to change in the docker-compose.override.yaml
version: "3"
services:
runner:
working_dir: <your project dir>
environment:
- REGISTRATION_TOKEN=<token if you want to register>
volumes:
- "<your project dir>:<your project dir>"
Then inside your project you can execute it the same way as mentioned in other answers:
docker exec -it -w $PWD runner gitlab-runner exec <commands>..
I recommend using gitlab-ci-local
https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local
It's able to run specific jobs as well.
It's a very cool project and I have used it to run simple pipelines on my laptop.
I am using gitlab ci cd pipe line to deploy my application to ubuntu server. I have different .env file for local and for dev env and its not a part of git repo (included in gitignore) how to get env variables in my app when deployed to ubuntu server
my gitlab-ci.yml
stages:
- deploy
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- npm install
- sudo pm2 delete lknodeapi || true
- sudo pm2 start server.js --name lknodeapi
I guess you are looking for this -Create Variables Gitlab.You can create your environment variables in the ui and then change your gitlab-ci.yml like below
stages:
- deploy
cache:
paths:
- node_modules/
deploy:
stage: deploy
script:
- echo "NGINX_REPO_KEY"=$NGINX_REPO_KEY >> ".env"
- npm install
- sudo pm2 delete lknodeapi || true
- sudo pm2 start server.js --name lknodeapi
This will create a .env file in root folder and put your variables in it.
In my CI pipeline (gitlab) there is a build and an end2end-testing stage. In the build stage the files of the application will be created. Then I want to copy the generated files to the e2e_testing container to do some tests with this application.
How do I copy the generated files (/opt/project/build/core/bundle) to the image?
For e2e testing I want to use nightwatchJS - see the e2e docker image below. Maybe it is possible to use the build image within the e2e image?
What I need to do is nightwatchJS e2e testing for the generated nodeJS application
My attempt
Copy the generate files to e2e_testing container with docker cp command.
build:
stage: build
before_script:
- meteor build /opt/project/build/core --directory
script:
- cd /opt/jaqua/build/core/bundle
- docker build -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest .
after_script:
- docker cp /opt/project/build/core/bundle e2e_testing:/opt/project/build/core/
But this is not working, as the next stage (e2e) will create a container from the e2e:latest image. So in this container there is no bundle folder existing, so this sample script is failing.
e2e:
image: e2e:latest
stage: e2e
before_script:
- cd /opt/project/build/core/bundle && ls -la
script:
# - run nightwatchJS to do some e2e testing with the build bundle
e2e:latest image Dockerfile
FROM java:8-jre
## Node.js setup
RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | bash -
RUN apt-get install -y nodejs
## Nightwatch
RUN npm install -g nightwatch
A container called e2e_testing is created from this image and it is running all the time. So at the time the CI pipeline is running, the container is already existing.
But at the time, this image is created the application files are not existing, as they are generated at the build stage. So I cannot put those files in the docker image using a Dockerfile.
So how can I get access to the files generated in the build stage in the e2e stage?
Or is it possible to use the build image ($CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest) within the nightwatch image (e2e)
What about using artifacts?
Basically move the bundle folder to the root of your repository after the build and define the bundle folder as an artifact. Then, from the e2e job, the bundle folder will be downloaded from the artifacts of the build stage and you will be able to use its contents. Here's an example of how to do this:
build:
stage: build
before_script:
- meteor build /opt/project/build/core --directory
script:
# Copy the contents of the bundle folder to ./bundle
- cp -r /opt/project/build/core/bundle ./bundle
- cd /opt/jaqua/build/core/bundle
- docker build -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest .
artifacts:
paths:
- bundle
e2e:
image: e2e:latest
stage: e2e
dependencies:
- build
script:
- mkdir -p /opt/project/build/core/bundle
- cp -r ./bundle /opt/project/build/core/bundle
# - run nightwatchJS to do some e2e testing with the build bundle
I don't know if you still need the docker build part, so I left it in there in case you want to push that container somewhere.
I have this pipeline file to unittest my project:
image: jameslin/python-test
pipelines:
default:
- step:
script:
- service mysql start
- pip install -r requirements/test.txt
- export DJANGO_CONFIGURATION=Test
- python manage.py test
but is it possible to switch to another docker image to deploy?
image: jameslin/python-deploy
pipelines:
default:
- step:
script:
- ansible-playbook deploy
I cannot seem to find any documentation saying either Yes or No.
You can specify an image for each step. Like that:
pipelines:
default:
- step:
name: Build and test
image: node:8.6
script:
- npm install
- npm test
- npm run build
artifacts:
- dist/**
- step:
name: Deploy
image: python:3.5.1
trigger: manual
script:
- python deploy.py
Finally found it:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/configure-bitbucket-pipelines-yml-792298910.html#Configurebitbucket-pipelines.yml-ci_stepstep(required)
step (required) Defines a build execution unit. Steps are executed in
the order in which they appear in the pipeline. Currently, each
pipeline can have only one step (one for the default pipeline and one
for each branch). You can override the main Docker image by specifying
an image in a step.
I have not found any information saying yes or no either so what I have assumed is that since this image can be configured with all the languages and technology you need I would suggest this method:
Create your docker image with all utilities you need for both default and deployment.
Use the branching method they show in their examples https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/configure-bitbucket-pipelines-yml-792298910.html#Configurebitbucket-pipelines.yml-ci_branchesbranches(optional)
Use shell scripts or other scripts to run specific tasks you need and
image: yourusername/your-image
pipelines:
branches:
master:
- step:
script: # Modify the commands below to build your repository.
- echo "Starting pipelines for master"
- chmod +x your-task-configs.sh #necessary to get shell script to run in BB Pipelines
- ./your-task-configs.sh
feature/*:
- step:
script: # Modify the commands below to build your repository.
- echo "Starting pipelines for feature/*"
- npm install
- npm install -g grunt-cli
- npm install grunt --save-dev
- grunt build