About the Project

Using GitLab runner to setup CI/CD Pipelines for a Containerized Dotnet 6 Web Application.

Run the Project

Debug mode:
- appsetting.json: Change MSQL Server for TodoItemConnectionString with a valid server name.
  - visual studio: select TodoItem.WebAPI and run the project.
  - using dotnet CLI : navigate to TodoItem.WebAPI, then dotnet run command.
Docker:
- Navigate to root folder... where docker compose files are located, and :
  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.override.yml build
    - TodoItem.WebAPI : todoitemwebapi
    - Portainer : Portainer
    - TodoItem Sql Server Db : TodoItemDb, User: sa, Password: Bob12345678

GitLab - (all on-premise or Hybrid)

1 --> How to run GitLab CE + GitLab Runner - All On-Premise(Not working in Windows OS - Network Issue ):
- navigate to the project root where ... docker compose files are located and run the following command:
```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.gitlab-all-onpremise-networking-issue-in-windows.yml up -d
```
- Open GitLab via the browser : Gitlab UI
- Follow this suggested solution to reset Root's password.
- After creating new repo, navigate to http://localhost:9090/{username|root}/{projectname}/-/settings/ci_cd, and expend runners.
- Then, disable Enable shared runners for this project
- Use your cmd to register GitLab Runner to GitLab, by executing the following script:
```
  docker-compose exec gitlab-runner \
  gitlab-runner register \
  --non-interactive \
  --url "[gitlab-ce IP](https://stackoverflow.com/a/20686101)" \
  --registration-token "[gitlab-runner token](https://devops.stackexchange.com/a/4617)" \
  --executor docker \
  --description "Dotnet 6 Web.API Runner" \
  --docker-image "docker:stable"
```
2 --> How to run GitLab Runner - Hybrid:
- navigate to the project root where ... docker compose files are located and run the following command:
```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.gitlabrunner-on-premise.yml up -d
```
- Open GitLab via the browser : Gitlab UI
- After creating new repo, navigate to https://gitlab.com/{username|root}/{projectname}/-/settings/ci_cd, and expend runners.
- Then, disable Enable shared runners for this project - Shared runners are paid
- Use your cmd to register GitLab Runner to GitLab, by executing the following script:
```
  docker-compose exec gitlab-runner \
  gitlab-runner register \
  --non-interactive \
  --url "https://gitlab.com/" \
  --registration-token "project runner token" \
  --executor docker \
  --description "Dotnet 6 Web.API Runner" \
  --docker-image "docker:stable"
```