--- title: Install lxd-gitlab-runner on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of lxd-gitlab-runner for on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - GitLab CI/CD runner with built in LXD executor url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd-gitlab-runner/rhel --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install lxd-gitlab-runner on **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** # lxd-gitlab-runner [Alex Lewontin (alexclewontin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexclewontin "View all snaps from Alex Lewontin (alexclewontin)") * [Alex Lewontin (alexclewontin)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/alexclewontin "View all snaps from Alex Lewontin (alexclewontin)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd-gitlab-runner/rhel#install) #### GitLab CI/CD runner with built in LXD executor This snap is a GitLab runner configured to launch workloads in LXD containers. This snap relies on an external LXD installation. To set that up, first run `snap install lxd`. Then, run `lxd init` and configure the settings the way you want! Finally, run `lxd-gitlab-runner.print-lxd-preseed | lxd init --preseed`. After configuring the external LXD installation, run `sudo lxd-gitlab-runner.configure-lxc` To register the GitLab runner, run `sudo lxd-gitlab-runner.register` and then complete the interactive registeration. Make sure you use the default value for the executor ("custom"). Known configuration values (advanced use only): port - the localhost port for LXD to listen for tcp connections on (default: 8443) ### Package name * lxd-gitlab-runner --- ### License * unset --- ### Last updated * 20 October 2021 - latest/beta * 20 October 2021 - latest/edge This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/lxd-gitlab-runner/rhel#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and install lxd-gitlab-runner Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8](https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-linux-8) and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward. The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below. The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 9** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 8** with the following command: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm sudo dnf upgrade ``` The EPEL repository can be added to **RHEL 7** with the following command: ``` sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm ``` Adding the *optional* and *extras* repositories is also recommended: ``` sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms" sudo yum update ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install lxd-gitlab-runner To install lxd-gitlab-runner, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install lxd-gitlab-runner --beta ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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