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stage: Configure
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group: Configure
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Runbooks **(FREE)**
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Runbooks are a collection of documented procedures that explain how to
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carry out a particular process, be it starting, stopping, debugging,
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or troubleshooting a particular system.
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Using [Jupyter Notebooks](https://jupyter.org/) and the
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[Rubix library](https://github.com/Nurtch/rubix),
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users can get started writing their own executable runbooks.
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Historically, runbooks took the form of a decision tree or a detailed
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step-by-step guide depending on the condition or system.
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Modern implementations have introduced the concept of an "executable
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runbooks", where, along with a well-defined process, operators can execute
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pre-written code blocks or database queries against a given environment.
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## Executable Runbooks
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/45912) in GitLab 11.4.
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The JupyterHub app offered via the GitLab Kubernetes integration now ships
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with Nurtch's Rubix library, providing a simple way to create DevOps
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runbooks. A sample runbook is provided, showcasing common operations. While
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Rubix makes it simple to create common Kubernetes and AWS workflows, you can
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also create them manually without Rubix.
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<i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i>
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Watch this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_OqHIIUPjE)
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for an overview of how this is accomplished in GitLab!
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## Requirements
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To create an executable runbook, you need:
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- **Kubernetes** - A Kubernetes cluster is required to deploy the rest of the
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applications. The simplest way to get started is to add a cluster using one
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of the [GitLab integrations](../add_remove_clusters.md#create-new-cluster).
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- **Ingress** - Ingress can provide load balancing, SSL termination, and name-based
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virtual hosting. It acts as a web proxy for your applications.
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- **JupyterHub** - [JupyterHub](https://jupyterhub.readthedocs.io/) is a multi-user
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service for managing notebooks across a team. Jupyter Notebooks provide a
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web-based interactive programming environment used for data analysis,
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visualization, and machine learning.
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## Nurtch
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Nurtch is the company behind the [Rubix library](https://github.com/Nurtch/rubix).
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Rubix is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to perform common
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DevOps tasks inside Jupyter Notebooks. Tasks such as plotting Cloudwatch metrics
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and rolling your ECS/Kubernetes app are simplified down to a couple of lines of
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code. See the [Nurtch Documentation](http://docs.nurtch.com/en/latest/) for more
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information.
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## Configure an executable runbook with GitLab
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Follow this step-by-step guide to configure an executable runbook in GitLab using
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the components outlined above and the pre-loaded demo runbook.
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1. Add a Kubernetes cluster to your project by following the steps outlined in
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[Create new cluster](../add_remove_clusters.md#create-new-cluster).
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1. Click the **Install** button next to the **Ingress** application to install Ingress.
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1. After Ingress has been installed successfully, click the **Install** button next
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to the **JupyterHub** application. You need the **Jupyter Hostname** provided
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here in the next step.
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1. After JupyterHub has been installed successfully, open the **Jupyter Hostname**
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in your browser. Click the **Sign in with GitLab** button to log in to
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JupyterHub and start the server. Authentication is enabled for any user of the
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GitLab instance with OAuth2. This button redirects you to a page at GitLab
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requesting authorization for JupyterHub to use your GitLab account.
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1. Click **Authorize**, and GitLab redirects you to the JupyterHub application.
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1. Click **Start My Server** to start the server in a few seconds.
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1. To configure the runbook's access to your GitLab project, you must enter your
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[GitLab Access Token](../../../profile/personal_access_tokens.md)
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and your Project ID in the **Setup** section of the demo runbook:
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1. Double-click the **DevOps-Runbook-Demo** folder located on the left panel.
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1. Double-click the `Nurtch-DevOps-Demo.ipynb` runbook.
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Jupyter displays the runbook's contents in the right-hand side of the screen.
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The **Setup** section displays your `PRIVATE_TOKEN` and your `PROJECT_ID`.
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Enter these values, maintaining the single quotes as follows:
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```sql
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PRIVATE_TOKEN = '<your_access_token>'
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PROJECT_ID = '1234567'
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```
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1. Update the `VARIABLE_NAME` on the last line of this section to match the name of
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the variable you're using for your access token. In this example, our variable
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name is `PRIVATE_TOKEN`.
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```sql
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VARIABLE_VALUE = project.variables.get('PRIVATE_TOKEN').value
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```
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1. To configure the operation of a runbook, create and configure variables.
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For this example, we are using the **Run SQL queries in Notebook** section in the
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sample runbook to query a PostgreSQL database. The first four lines of the following
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code block define the variables that are required for this query to function:
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```sql
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%env DB_USER={project.variables.get('DB_USER').value}
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%env DB_PASSWORD={project.variables.get('DB_PASSWORD').value}
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%env DB_ENDPOINT={project.variables.get('DB_ENDPOINT').value}
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%env DB_NAME={project.variables.get('DB_NAME').value}
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```
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1. Navigate to **Settings > CI/CD > Variables** to create
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the variables in your project.
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1. Click **Save variables**.
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1. In Jupyter, click the **Run SQL queries in Notebook** heading, and then click
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**Run**. The results are displayed inline as follows:
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You can try other operations, such as running shell scripts or interacting with a
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Kubernetes cluster. Visit the
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[Nurtch Documentation](http://docs.nurtch.com/) for more information.
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