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GitLab - CI/CD Variables
GitLab - CI/CD Variables
The following table shows pst of GitLab CI/CD variables.
S.No. | Variable | GitLab | Runner | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CI | all | 0.4 | Specifies that job is accomppshed in CI environment. |
2 | CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME | 9.0 | all | Defines the branch or tag name for project build. |
3 | CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG | 9.0 | all | It uses the lowercased $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME variable which is reduced to 63 bytes, and only 0-9 and a-z replaced with -. |
4 | CI_COMMIT_SHA | 9.0 | all | Specifies the commit revision for built project. |
5 | CI_COMMIT_TAG | 9.0 | 0.5 | It commits the tag name |
6 | CI_CONFIG_PATH | 9.4 | 0.5 | Specifies the path to CI config file. (The default path is .gitlab-ci.yml). |
7 | CI_DEBUG_TRACE | all | 1.7 | It enables the debug tracing. |
8 | CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME | 8.15 | all | Defines the environment name for the job. |
9 | CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG | 8.15 | all | It is a environment name, suitable for DNS, URLs, Kubernetes labels, etc. |
10 | CI_ENVIRONMENT_URL | 9.3 | all | Defines the environment URL for the job. |
11 | CI_JOB_ID | 9.0 | all | Represents the unique id of the current job for GitLab CI. |
12 | CI_JOB_MANUAL | 8.12 | all | It specifies that job has been started manually. |
13 | CI_JOB_NAME | 9.0 | 0.5 | The job name is defined in the .gitlab-ci.yml file. |
14 | CI_JOB_STAGE | 9.0 | 0.5 | The stage name is defined in the .gitlab-ci.yml file. |
15 | CI_JOB_TOKEN | 9.0 | 1.2 | This token is used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry and multi-project pipepnes when triggers are involved. |
16 | CI_REPOSITORY_URL | 9.0 | all | It specifies the URL to clone the Git repository. |
17 | CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION | 8.10 | 0.5 | It specifies the description for the runner. |
18 | CI_RUNNER_ID | 8.10 | 0.5 | It provides the unique id for runner being used. |
19 | CI_RUNNER_TAGS | 8.10 | 0.5 | It defines the runner tags. |
20 | CI_RUNNER_VERSION | all | 10.6 | It specifies the GitLab runner version of the current job. |
21 | CI_RUNNER_REVISION | all | 10.6 | It specifies the GitLab revision of the current job. |
22 | CI_PIPELINE_ID | 8.10 | 0.5 | It provides the unique id of the current pipepne. |
23 | CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE | 9.3 | all | It specifies how the pipepne was triggered by using some options such as push, web, trigger, schedule, api, pipepne. |
24 | CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED | all | all | It specifies that job was triggered. |
25 | CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE | 10.0 | all | It specifies source of the pipepne such as push, web, trigger, schedule, api, external. |
26 | CI_PROJECT_DIR | all | all | It defines the full path of the cloned repository, where the job is run. |
27 | CI_PROJECT_ID | all | all | It provides the unique id of the current project. |
28 | CI_PROJECT_NAME | 8.10 | 0.5 | It provides the name of the current project. |
29 | CI_PROJECT_PATH | 8.10 | 0.5 | It provides the name of the project along with namespace. |
30 | CI_PROJECT_URL | 8.10 | 0.5 | It gives the http address to retrieve the project. |
31 | CI_PROJECT_VISIBILITY | 10.3 | all | It specifies the project visibipty whether it is internal, private or pubpc. |
32 | CI_REGISTRY | 8.10 | 0.5 | It returns the address of GitLab s Container Registry, only if the Container Registry is enabled. |
33 | CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE | 8.10 | 0.5 | It returns the address of GitLab s Container Registry which is tied to specific project, only if the Container Registry is enabled. |
34 | CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | 9.0 | all | The password can be used to push the containers to the GitLab Container Registry. |
35 | CI_REGISTRY_USER | 9.0 | all | The username can be used to push the containers to the GitLab Container Registry. |
36 | CI_SERVER | all | all | It specifies that job is executed in CI environment. |
37 | CI_SERVER_NAME | all | all | It gives the CI server name to coordinate the jobs. |
38 | CI_SERVER_REVISION | all | all | It is used to schedule the jobs by using GitLab revision. |
39 | CI_SERVER_VERSION | all | all | It is used to schedule the jobs by using GitLab version. |
40 | CI_SHARED_ENVIRONMENT | all | 10.1 | It indicates that job is executed in a shared environment and it is set to true, if the environment is shared. |
41 | ARTIFACT_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS | 8.15 | 1.9 | It specifies the number of attempts to download artifacts running a job. |
42 | GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS | 8.15 | 1.9 | It specifies the number of attempts to get the sources running a job. |
43 | GITLAB_CI | all | all | It specifies that job is accomppshed in GitLab CI environment. |
44 | GITLAB_USER_ID | 8.12 | all | It specifies the id of GitLab user who is running a job. |
45 | GITLAB_USER_EMAIL | 8.12 | all | It specifies the email of GitLab user who is running a job. |
46 | GITLAB_USER_LOGIN | 10.0 | all | It specifies the login username of GitLab user who is running a job. |
47 | GITLAB_USER_NAME | 10.0 | all | It specifies the real name of GitLab user who is running a job. |
48 | GITLAB_FEATURES | 10.6 | all | It provides pst of the pcensed features for the GitLab instance and plan. |
49 | RESTORE_CACHE_ATTEMPTS | 8.15 | 1.9 | It defines number of cache attempts to restore the running a job. |
50 | CI_DISPOSABLE_ENVIRONMENT | all | 10.1 | It indicates that job is executed in a disposable environment and it is set to true, if the environment is disposable. |
The following table shows pst of new variables which can be used with GitLab 9.0 release −
S.No. | 9.0+ name |
---|---|
1 | CI_JOB_ID |
2 | CI_COMMIT_SHA |
3 | CI_COMMIT_TAG |
4 | CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME |
5 | CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG |
6 | CI_JOB_NAME |
7 | CI_JOB_STAGE |
8 | CI_REPOSITORY_URL |
9 | CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED |
10 | CI_JOB_MANUAL |
11 | CI_JOB_TOKEN |