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-rw-r--r--doc/ci/README.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/api/README.md21
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/api/builds.md138
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/api/runners.md45
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md224
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/docker/using_docker_images.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/examples/php.md4
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/runners/README.md6
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/variables/README.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/yaml/README.md62
10 files changed, 267 insertions, 239 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ci/README.md b/doc/ci/README.md
index 4abc45bf9bb..ef72df97ce6 100644
--- a/doc/ci/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/README.md
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
- [Trigger builds through the API](triggers/README.md)
- [Build artifacts](build_artifacts/README.md)
- [User permissions](permissions/README.md)
-- [API](api/README.md)
+- [API](../../api/ci/README.md)
- [CI services (linked docker containers)](services/README.md)
diff --git a/doc/ci/api/README.md b/doc/ci/api/README.md
index aea808007fc..4ca8d92d7cc 100644
--- a/doc/ci/api/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/api/README.md
@@ -1,22 +1,3 @@
# GitLab CI API
-## Purpose
-
-Main purpose of GitLab CI API is to provide necessary data and context for
-GitLab CI Runners.
-
-For consumer API take a look at this [documentation](../../api/README.md) where
-you will find all relevant information.
-
-## API Prefix
-
-Current CI API prefix is `/ci/api/v1`.
-
-You need to prepend this prefix to all examples in this documentation, like:
-
- GET /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/artifacts
-
-## Resources
-
-- [Builds](builds.md)
-- [Runners](runners.md)
+This document was moved to a [new location](../../api/ci/README.md).
diff --git a/doc/ci/api/builds.md b/doc/ci/api/builds.md
index 79761a893da..f5bd3181c02 100644
--- a/doc/ci/api/builds.md
+++ b/doc/ci/api/builds.md
@@ -1,139 +1,3 @@
# Builds API
-API used by runners to receive and update builds.
-
-_**Note:** This API is intended to be used only by Runners as their own
-communication channel. For the consumer API see the
-[Builds API](../../api/builds.md)._
-
-## Authentication
-
-This API uses two types of authentication:
-
-1. Unique runner's token
-
- Token assigned to runner after it has been registered.
-
-2. Using build authorization token
-
- This is project's CI token that can be found in Continuous Integration
- project settings.
-
- Build authorization token can be passed as a parameter or a value of
- `BUILD-TOKEN` header. This method are interchangeable.
-
-## Builds
-
-### Runs oldest pending build by runner
-
-```
-POST /ci/api/v1/builds/register
-```
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|---------------------|
-| `token` | string | yes | Unique runner token |
-
-
-```
-curl -X POST "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/register" -F "token=t0k3n"
-```
-
-### Update details of an existing build
-
-```
-PUT /ci/api/v1/builds/:id
-```
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|----------------------|
-| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a project |
-| `token` | string | yes | Unique runner token |
-| `state` | string | no | The state of a build |
-| `trace` | string | no | The trace of a build |
-
-```
-curl -X PUT "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/1234" -F "token=t0k3n" -F "state=running" -F "trace=Running git clone...\n"
-```
-
-### Incremental build trace update
-
-Using this method you need to send trace content as a request body. You also need to provide the `Content-Range` header
-with a range of sent trace part. Note that you need to send parts in the proper order, so the begining of the part
-must start just after the end of the previous part. If you provide the wrong part, then GitLab CI API will return `416
-Range Not Satisfiable` response with a header `Range: 0-X`, where `X` is the current trace length.
-
-For example, if you receive `Range: 0-11` in the response, then your next part must contain a `Content-Range: 11-...`
-header and a trace part covered by this range.
-
-For a valid update API will return `202` response with:
-* `Build-Status: {status}` header containing current status of the build,
-* `Range: 0-{length}` header with the current trace length.
-
-```
-PATCH /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/trace.txt
-```
-
-Parameters:
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|----------------------|
-| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a build |
-
-Headers:
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------------|---------|----------|-----------------------------------|
-| `BUILD-TOKEN` | string | yes | The build authorization token |
-| `Content-Range` | string | yes | Bytes range of trace that is sent |
-
-```
-curl -X PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/1234/trace.txt" -H "BUILD-TOKEN=build_t0k3n" -H "Content-Range=0-21" -d "Running git clone...\n"
-```
-
-
-### Upload artifacts to build
-
-```
-POST /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/artifacts
-```
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|-------------------------------|
-| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a build |
-| `token` | string | yes | The build authorization token |
-| `file` | mixed | yes | Artifacts file |
-
-```
-curl -X POST "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/1234/artifacts" -F "token=build_t0k3n" -F "file=@/path/to/file"
-```
-
-### Download the artifacts file from build
-
-```
-GET /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/artifacts
-```
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|-------------------------------|
-| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a build |
-| `token` | string | yes | The build authorization token |
-
-```
-curl "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/1234/artifacts" -F "token=build_t0k3n"
-```
-
-### Remove the artifacts file from build
-
-```
-DELETE /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/artifacts
-```
-
-| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
-|-----------|---------|----------|-------------------------------|
-| ` id` | integer | yes | The ID of a build |
-| `token` | string | yes | The build authorization token |
-
-```
-curl -X DELETE "https://gitlab.example.com/ci/api/v1/builds/1234/artifacts" -F "token=build_t0k3n"
-```
+This document was moved to a [new location](../../api/ci/builds.md).
diff --git a/doc/ci/api/runners.md b/doc/ci/api/runners.md
index 2f01da4bd76..b14ea99db76 100644
--- a/doc/ci/api/runners.md
+++ b/doc/ci/api/runners.md
@@ -1,46 +1,3 @@
# Runners API
-API used by runners to register and delete themselves.
-
-_**Note:** This API is intended to be used only by Runners as their own
-communication channel. For the consumer API see the
-[new Runners API](../../api/runners.md)._
-
-## Authentication
-
-This API uses two types of authentication:
-
-1. Unique runner's token
-
- Token assigned to runner after it has been registered.
-
-2. Using runners' registration token
-
- This is a token that can be found in project's settings.
- It can be also found in Admin area » Runners settings.
-
- There are two types of tokens you can pass - shared runner registration
- token or project specific registration token.
-
-## Runners
-
-### Register a new runner
-
-Used to make GitLab CI aware of available runners.
-
- POST /ci/api/v1/runners/register
-
-Parameters:
-
- * `token` (required) - Registration token
-
-
-### Delete a runner
-
-Used to remove runner.
-
- DELETE /ci/api/v1/runners/delete
-
-Parameters:
-
- * `token` (required) - Unique runner token
+This document was moved to a [new location](../../api/ci/runners.md).
diff --git a/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md b/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md
index ca52a483a59..7f83f846454 100644
--- a/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md
+++ b/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_build.md
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ GitLab CI allows you to use Docker Engine to build and test docker-based project
**This also allows to you to use `docker-compose` and other docker-enabled tools.**
-This is one of new trends in Continuous Integration/Deployment to:
+One of the new trends in Continuous Integration/Deployment is to:
-1. create application image,
-1. run test against created image,
-1. push image to remote registry,
-1. deploy server from pushed image
+1. create an application image,
+1. run tests against the created image,
+1. push image to a remote registry, and
+1. deploy to a server from the pushed image.
-It's also useful in case when your application already has the `Dockerfile` that can be used to create and test image:
+It's also useful when your application already has the `Dockerfile` that can be used to create and test an image:
```bash
$ docker build -t my-image dockerfiles/
$ docker run my-docker-image /script/to/run/tests
@@ -19,24 +19,25 @@ $ docker tag my-image my-registry:5000/my-image
$ docker push my-registry:5000/my-image
```
-However, this requires special configuration of GitLab Runner to enable `docker` support during build.
-**This requires running GitLab Runner in privileged mode which can be harmful when untrusted code is run.**
+This requires special configuration of GitLab Runner to enable `docker` support during builds.
-There are two methods to enable the use of `docker build` and `docker run` during build.
+## Runner Configuration
-## 1. Use shell executor
+There are three methods to enable the use of `docker build` and `docker run` during builds; each with their own tradeoffs.
+
+### Use shell executor
The simplest approach is to install GitLab Runner in `shell` execution mode.
-GitLab Runner then executes build scripts as `gitlab-runner` user.
+GitLab Runner then executes build scripts as the `gitlab-runner` user.
1. Install [GitLab Runner](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/#installation).
1. During GitLab Runner installation select `shell` as method of executing build scripts or use command:
```bash
- $ sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
+ $ sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register -n \
--url https://gitlab.com/ci \
- --token RUNNER_TOKEN \
+ --registration-token REGISTRATION_TOKEN \
--executor shell
--description "My Runner"
```
@@ -70,16 +71,18 @@ GitLab Runner then executes build scripts as `gitlab-runner` user.
5. You can now use `docker` command and install `docker-compose` if needed.
-6. However, by adding `gitlab-runner` to `docker` group you are effectively granting `gitlab-runner` full root permissions.
-For more information please checkout [On Docker security: `docker` group considered harmful](https://www.andreas-jung.com/contents/on-docker-security-docker-group-considered-harmful).
+> **Note:**
+* By adding `gitlab-runner` to the `docker` group you are effectively granting `gitlab-runner` full root permissions.
+For more information please read [On Docker security: `docker` group considered harmful](https://www.andreas-jung.com/contents/on-docker-security-docker-group-considered-harmful).
-## 2. Use docker-in-docker executor
+### Use docker-in-docker executor
-The second approach is to use the special Docker image with all tools installed
+The second approach is to use the special docker-in-docker (dind)
+[Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/_/docker/) with all tools installed
(`docker` and `docker-compose`) and run the build script in context of that
image in privileged mode.
-In order to do that follow the steps:
+In order to do that, follow the steps:
1. Install [GitLab Runner](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/#installation).
@@ -87,9 +90,9 @@ In order to do that follow the steps:
mode:
```bash
- sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
+ sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register -n \
--url https://gitlab.com/ci \
- --token RUNNER_TOKEN \
+ --registration-token REGISTRATION_TOKEN \
--executor docker \
--description "My Docker Runner" \
--docker-image "docker:latest" \
@@ -119,11 +122,7 @@ In order to do that follow the steps:
Insecure = false
```
- If you want to use the Shared Runners available on your GitLab CE/EE
- installation in order to build Docker images, then make sure that your
- Shared Runners configuration has the `privileged` mode set to `true`.
-
-1. You can now use `docker` from build script:
+1. You can now use `docker` in the build script (note the inclusion of the `docker:dind` service):
```yaml
image: docker:latest
@@ -141,14 +140,177 @@ In order to do that follow the steps:
- docker run my-docker-image /script/to/run/tests
```
-1. However, by enabling `--docker-privileged` you are effectively disabling all
- the security mechanisms of containers and exposing your host to privilege
- escalation which can lead to container breakout.
-
- For more information, check out the official Docker documentation on
- [Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities][docker-cap].
+Docker-in-Docker works well, and is the recommended configuration, but it is not without its own challenges:
+* By enabling `--docker-privileged`, you are effectively disabling all of
+the security mechanisms of containers and exposing your host to privilege
+escalation which can lead to container breakout. For more information, check out the official Docker documentation on
+[Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities][docker-cap].
+* Using docker-in-docker, each build is in a clean environment without the past
+history. Concurrent builds work fine because every build gets it's own instance of docker engine so they won't conflict with each other. But this also means builds can be slower because there's no caching of layers.
+* By default, `docker:dind` uses `--storage-driver vfs` which is the slowest form
+offered.
An example project using this approach can be found here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/docker.
+### Use Docker socket binding
+
+The third approach is to bind-mount `/var/run/docker.sock` into the container so that docker is available in the context of that image.
+
+In order to do that, follow the steps:
+
+1. Install [GitLab Runner](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/#installation).
+
+1. Register GitLab Runner from the command line to use `docker` and share `/var/run/docker.sock`:
+
+ ```bash
+ sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register -n \
+ --url https://gitlab.com/ci \
+ --registration-token REGISTRATION_TOKEN \
+ --executor docker \
+ --description "My Docker Runner" \
+ --docker-image "docker:latest" \
+ --docker-volumes /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+ ```
+
+ The above command will register a new Runner to use the special
+ `docker:latest` image which is provided by Docker. **Notice that it's using
+ the Docker daemon of the Runner itself, and any containers spawned by docker commands will be siblings of the Runner rather than children of the runner.** This may have complications and limitations that are unsuitable for your workflow.
+
+ The above command will create a `config.toml` entry similar to this:
+
+ ```
+ [[runners]]
+ url = "https://gitlab.com/ci"
+ token = REGISTRATION_TOKEN
+ executor = "docker"
+ [runners.docker]
+ tls_verify = false
+ image = "docker:latest"
+ privileged = false
+ disable_cache = false
+ volumes = ["/var/run/docker.sock", "/cache"]
+ [runners.cache]
+ Insecure = false
+ ```
+
+1. You can now use `docker` in the build script (note that you don't need to include the `docker:dind` service as when using the Docker in Docker executor):
+
+ ```yaml
+ image: docker:latest
+
+ before_script:
+ - docker info
+
+ build:
+ stage: build
+ script:
+ - docker build -t my-docker-image .
+ - docker run my-docker-image /script/to/run/tests
+ ```
+
+While the above method avoids using Docker in privileged mode, you should be aware of the following implications:
+* By sharing the docker daemon, you are effectively disabling all
+the security mechanisms of containers and exposing your host to privilege
+escalation which can lead to container breakout. For example, if a project
+ran `docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q)` it would remove the GitLab Runner
+containers.
+* Concurrent builds may not work; if your tests
+create containers with specific names, they may conflict with each other.
+* Sharing files and directories from the source repo into containers may not
+work as expected since volume mounting is done in the context of the host
+machine, not the build container.
+e.g. `docker run --rm -t -i -v $(pwd)/src:/home/app/src test-image:latest run_app_tests`
+
+## Using the GitLab Container Registry
+
+> **Note:**
+This feature requires GitLab 8.8 and GitLab Runner 1.2.
+
+Once you've built a Docker image, you can push it up to the built-in [GitLab Container Registry](../../container_registry/README.md). For example, if you're using
+docker-in-docker on your runners, this is how your `.gitlab-ci.yml` could look:
+
+
+```yaml
+ build:
+ image: docker:latest
+ services:
+ - docker:dind
+ stage: build
+ script:
+ - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_BUILD_TOKEN registry.example.com
+ - docker build -t registry.example.com/group/project:latest .
+ - docker push registry.example.com/group/project:latest
+```
+
+You have to use the credentials of the special `gitlab-ci-token` user with its
+password stored in `$CI_BUILD_TOKEN` in order to push to the Registry connected
+to your project. This allows you to automate building and deployment of your
+Docker images.
+
+Here's a more elaborate example that splits up the tasks into 4 pipeline stages,
+including two tests that run in parallel. The build is stored in the container
+registry and used by subsequent stages, downloading the image
+when needed. Changes to `master` also get tagged as `latest` and deployed using
+an application-specific deploy script:
+
+```yaml
+image: docker:latest
+services:
+- docker:dind
+
+stages:
+- build
+- test
+- release
+- deploy
+
+variables:
+ CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE: registry.example.com/my-group/my-project:$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME
+ CONTAINER_RELEASE_IMAGE: registry.example.com/my-group/my-project:latest
+
+before_script:
+ - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p $CI_BUILD_TOKEN registry.example.com
+
+build:
+ stage: build
+ script:
+ - docker build --pull -t $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE .
+ - docker push $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
+
+test1:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
+ - docker run $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE /script/to/run/tests
+
+test2:
+ stage: test
+ script:
+ - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
+ - docker run $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE /script/to/run/another/test
+
+release-image:
+ stage: release
+ script:
+ - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
+ - docker tag $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE $CONTAINER_RELEASE_IMAGE
+ - docker push $CONTAINER_RELEASE_IMAGE
+ only:
+ - master
+
+deploy:
+ stage: deploy
+ script:
+ - ./deploy.sh
+ only:
+ - master
+```
+
+Some things you should be aware of when using the Container Registry:
+* You must log in to the container registry before running commands. Putting this in `before_script` will run it before each build job.
+* Using `docker build --pull` makes sure that Docker fetches any changes to base images before building just in case your cache is stale. It takes slightly longer, but means you don’t get stuck without security patches to base images.
+* Doing an explicit `docker pull` before each `docker run` makes sure to fetch the latest image that was just built. This is especially important if you are using multiple runners that cache images locally. Using the git SHA in your image tag makes this less necessary since each build will be unique and you shouldn't ever have a stale image, but it's still possible if you re-build a given commit after a dependency has changed.
+* You don't want to build directly to `latest` in case there are multiple builds happening simultaneously.
+
[docker-in-docker]: https://blog.docker.com/2013/09/docker-can-now-run-within-docker/
[docker-cap]: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#runtime-privilege-and-linux-capabilities
diff --git a/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_images.md b/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_images.md
index 56ac2195c49..a849905ac6b 100644
--- a/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_images.md
+++ b/doc/ci/docker/using_docker_images.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ To use GitLab Runner with docker you need to register a new runner to use the
`docker` executor:
```bash
-gitlab-runner register \
+gitlab-ci-multi-runner register \
--url "https://gitlab.com/" \
--registration-token "PROJECT_REGISTRATION_TOKEN" \
--description "docker-ruby-2.1" \
diff --git a/doc/ci/examples/php.md b/doc/ci/examples/php.md
index 26953014502..17e1c64bb8a 100644
--- a/doc/ci/examples/php.md
+++ b/doc/ci/examples/php.md
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ terminal execute:
```bash
# Check using docker executor
-gitlab-runner exec docker test:app
+gitlab-ci-multi-runner exec docker test:app
# Check using shell executor
-gitlab-runner exec shell test:app
+gitlab-ci-multi-runner exec shell test:app
```
## Example project
diff --git a/doc/ci/runners/README.md b/doc/ci/runners/README.md
index b42d7a62ebc..400784da617 100644
--- a/doc/ci/runners/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/runners/README.md
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ instance.
Now simply register the runner as any runner:
```
-sudo gitlab-runner register
+sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register
```
-Shared runners are enabled by default as of GitLab 8.2, but can be disabled with the
+Shared runners are enabled by default as of GitLab 8.2, but can be disabled with the
`DISABLE SHARED RUNNERS` button. Previous versions of GitLab defaulted shared runners to
disabled.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ setup a specific runner for this project.
To register the runner, run the command below and follow instructions:
```
-sudo gitlab-runner register
+sudo gitlab-ci-multi-runner register
```
### Making an existing Shared Runner Specific
diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/README.md b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
index 70fb81492d6..137b080a8f7 100644
--- a/doc/ci/variables/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The `API_TOKEN` will take the Secure Variable value: `SECURE`.
| **CI_BUILD_ID** | all | The unique id of the current build that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_BUILD_REPO** | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
| **CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED** | 0.5 | The flag to indicate that build was [triggered] |
+| **CI_BUILD_TOKEN** | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the build is ran |
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export CI_BUILD_TAG="1.0.0"
export CI_BUILD_NAME="spec:other"
export CI_BUILD_STAGE="test"
export CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED="true"
+export CI_BUILD_TOKEN="abcde-1234ABCD5678ef"
export CI_PROJECT_DIR="/builds/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
export CI_PROJECT_ID="34"
export CI_SERVER="yes"
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
index 0707555e393..9c98f9c98c6 100644
--- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ If you want a quick introduction to GitLab CI, follow our
- [only and except](#only-and-except)
- [tags](#tags)
- [when](#when)
+ - [environment](#environment)
- [artifacts](#artifacts)
- [artifacts:name](#artifacts-name)
- [artifacts:when](#artifacts-when)
+ - [artifacts:expire_in](#artifacts-expire_in)
- [dependencies](#dependencies)
- [before_script and after_script](#before_script-and-after_script)
- [Hidden jobs](#hidden-jobs)
@@ -353,6 +355,7 @@ job_name:
| cache | no | Define list of files that should be cached between subsequent runs |
| before_script | no | Override a set of commands that are executed before build |
| after_script | no | Override a set of commands that are executed after build |
+| environment | no | Defines a name of environment to which deployment is done by this build |
### script
@@ -524,6 +527,31 @@ The above script will:
1. Execute `cleanup_build_job` only when `build_job` fails
2. Always execute `cleanup_job` as the last step in pipeline.
+### environment
+
+>**Note:**
+Introduced in GitLab v8.9.0.
+
+`environment` is used to define that job does deployment to specific environment.
+This allows to easily track all deployments to your environments straight from GitLab.
+
+If `environment` is specified and no environment under that name does exist a new one will be created automatically.
+
+The `environment` name must contain only letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
+
+---
+
+**Example configurations**
+
+```
+deploy to production:
+ stage: deploy
+ script: git push production HEAD:master
+ environment: production
+```
+
+The `deploy to production` job will be marked as doing deployment to `production` environment.
+
### artifacts
>**Notes:**
@@ -678,6 +706,40 @@ job:
when: on_failure
```
+#### artifacts:expire_in
+
+>**Note:**
+Introduced in GitLab 8.9 and GitLab Runner v1.3.0.
+
+`artifacts:expire_in` is used to remove uploaded artifacts after specified time.
+By default artifacts are stored on GitLab forver.
+`expire_in` allows to specify after what time the artifacts should be removed.
+The artifacts will expire counting from the moment when they are uploaded and stored on GitLab.
+
+After artifacts uploading you can use the **Keep** button on build page to keep the artifacts forever.
+
+Artifacts are removed every hour, but they are not accessible after expire date.
+
+The value of `expire_in` is a elapsed time. The example of parsable values:
+- '3 mins 4 sec'
+- '2 hrs 20 min'
+- '2h20min'
+- '6 mos 1 day'
+- '47 yrs 6 mos and 4d'
+- '3 weeks and 2 days'
+
+---
+
+**Example configurations**
+
+To expire artifacts after 1 week from the moment that they are uploaded:
+
+```yaml
+job:
+ artifacts:
+ expire_in: 1 week
+```
+
### dependencies
>**Note:**