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Variables
When receiving a build from GitLab CI, the runner prepares the build environment. It starts by setting a list of predefined variables (Environment Variables) and a list of user-defined variables
The variables can be overwritten. They take precedence over each other in this order:
- Trigger variables
- Secure variables
- YAML-defined job-level variables
- YAML-defined global variables
- Predefined variables
For example, if you define:
API_TOKEN=SECURE
as Secure VariableAPI_TOKEN=YAML
as YAML-defined variable
The API_TOKEN
will take the Secure Variable value: SECURE
.
Predefined variables (Environment Variables)
Variable | GitLab | Runner | Description |
---|---|---|---|
CI | all | 0.4 | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
GITLAB_CI | all | all | Mark that build is executed in GitLab CI environment |
CI_SERVER | all | all | Mark that build is executed in CI environment |
CI_SERVER_NAME | all | all | The name of CI server that is used to coordinate builds |
CI_SERVER_VERSION | all | all | GitLab version that is used to schedule builds |
CI_SERVER_REVISION | all | all | GitLab revision that is used to schedule builds |
CI_BUILD_ID | all | all | The unique id of the current build that GitLab CI uses internally |
CI_BUILD_REF | all | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
CI_BUILD_TAG | all | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
CI_BUILD_NAME | all | 0.5 | The name of the build as defined in .gitlab-ci.yml |
CI_BUILD_STAGE | all | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in .gitlab-ci.yml |
CI_BUILD_REF_NAME | all | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
CI_BUILD_REPO | all | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED | all | 0.5 | The flag to indicate that build was triggered |
CI_BUILD_MANUAL | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that build was manually started |
CI_BUILD_TOKEN | all | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
CI_PIPELINE_ID | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of the current pipeline that GitLab CI uses internally |
CI_PROJECT_ID | all | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
CI_PROJECT_NAME | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project name that is currently being built |
CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project namespace (username or groupname) that is currently being built |
CI_PROJECT_PATH | 8.10 | 0.5 | The namespace with project name |
CI_PROJECT_URL | 8.10 | 0.5 | The HTTP address to access project |
CI_PROJECT_DIR | all | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the build is run |
CI_REGISTRY | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returnes the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
CI_RUNNER_ID | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of runner being used |
CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION | 8.10 | 0.5 | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
CI_RUNNER_TAGS | 8.10 | 0.5 | The defined runner tags |
GITLAB_USER_ID | 8.12 | all | The id of the user who started the build |
GITLAB_USER_EMAIL | 8.12 | all | The email of the user who started the build |
Some of the variables are only available when using runner with at least defined version.
Example values:
export CI_BUILD_ID="50"
export CI_BUILD_REF="1ecfd275763eff1d6b4844ea3168962458c9f27a"
export CI_BUILD_REF_NAME="master"
export CI_BUILD_REPO="https://gitab-ci-token:abcde-1234ABCD5678ef@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git"
export CI_BUILD_TAG="1.0.0"
export CI_BUILD_NAME="spec:other"
export CI_BUILD_STAGE="test"
export CI_BUILD_MANUAL="true"
export CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED="true"
export CI_BUILD_TOKEN="abcde-1234ABCD5678ef"
export CI_PIPELINE_ID="1000"
export CI_PROJECT_ID="34"
export CI_PROJECT_DIR="/builds/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_PROJECT_NAME="gitlab-ce"
export CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE="gitlab-org"
export CI_PROJECT_PATH="gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_PROJECT_URL="https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_REGISTRY="registry.gitlab.com"
export CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE="registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_RUNNER_ID="10"
export CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION="my runner"
export CI_RUNNER_TAGS="docker, linux"
export CI_SERVER="yes"
export CI_SERVER_NAME="GitLab"
export CI_SERVER_REVISION="70606bf"
export CI_SERVER_VERSION="8.9.0"
export GITLAB_USER_ID="42"
export GITLAB_USER_EMAIL="alexzander@sporer.com"
YAML-defined variables
**This feature requires GitLab Runner 0.5.0 or higher and GitLab CI 7.14 or higher **
GitLab CI allows you to add to .gitlab-ci.yml
variables that are set in build environment.
The variables are stored in repository and are meant to store non-sensitive project configuration, ie. RAILS_ENV or DATABASE_URL.
variables:
DATABASE_URL: "postgres://postgres@postgres/my_database"
These variables can be later used in all executed commands and scripts.
The YAML-defined variables are also set to all created service containers, thus allowing to fine tune them.
Variables can be defined at a global level, but also at a job level.
More information about Docker integration can be found in Using Docker Images.
User-defined variables (Secure Variables)
This feature requires GitLab Runner 0.4.0 or higher
GitLab CI allows you to define per-project Secure Variables that are set in
the build environment.
The secure variables are stored out of the repository (the .gitlab-ci.yml
).
The variables are securely passed to GitLab Runner and are available in the
build environment.
It's desired method to use them for storing passwords, secret keys or whatever
you want.
The value of the variable can be shown in build log if explicitly asked to do so. If your project is public or internal you can make the builds private.
Secure Variables can added by going to Project > Variables > Add Variable
.
They will be available for all subsequent builds.
Use variables
The variables are set as environment variables in build environment and are accessible with normal methods that are used to access such variables.
In most cases the bash is used to execute build script.
To access variables (predefined and user-defined) in bash environment, prefix the variable name with $
:
job_name:
script:
- echo $CI_BUILD_ID
You can also list all environment variables with export
command,
but be aware that this will also expose value of all Secure Variables in build log:
job_name:
script:
- export