Self-managed GitLab runners in AWS CodeBuild - AWS CodeBuild

Self-managed GitLab runners in AWS CodeBuild

GitLab provides two execution modes to run GitLab jobs in your CI/CD pipeline. One mode is GitLab-hosted runners, which are managed by GitLab and fully integrated with GitLab. The other mode is self-managed runners, which allows you to bring your own customized environment to run jobs in the GitLab CI/CD pipeline.

The high-level steps to configure a CodeBuild project to run GitLab CI/CD pipeline jobs are as follows:

  1. If you haven't done so already, connect with an OAuth app to connect your project to GitLab.

  2. Navigate to the CodeBuild console and create a CodeBuild project with a webhook and set up your webhook filters.

  3. Update your GitLab CI/CD pipeline YAML in GitLab to configure your build environment.

For a more detailed procedure, see Tutorial: Configure a CodeBuild-hosted GitLab runner.

This feature allows your GitLab CI/CD pipeline jobs to get native integration with AWS, which provides security and convenience through features like IAM, AWS CloudTrail, and Amazon VPC. You can access latest instance types, including ARM-based instances.

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