GitLab Runner
Run CI/CD jobs for GitLab on your own infrastructure
GitLab Runner is the open-source agent that runs CI/CD jobs for GitLab pipelines. It can be self-hosted on bare metal, containers, or Kubernetes to execute builds with various executors.
Key features
- Multiple executors
- Autoscaling support
- Self-hosted job execution
- Cross-platform
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
- Mature project with 8.5k GitHub stars
GitLab Runner replaces
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