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diff --git a/doc/development/testing_guide/end_to_end/running_tests_that_require_special_setup.md b/doc/development/testing_guide/end_to_end/running_tests_that_require_special_setup.md index f360226d922..77d820e1686 100644 --- a/doc/development/testing_guide/end_to_end/running_tests_that_require_special_setup.md +++ b/doc/development/testing_guide/end_to_end/running_tests_that_require_special_setup.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ ## Jenkins spec -The [`jenkins_build_status_spec`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/163c8a8c814db26d11e104d1cb2dcf02eb567dbe/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/browser_ui/3_create/jenkins/jenkins_build_status_spec.rb) spins up a Jenkins instance in a docker container based on an image stored in the [GitLab-QA container registry](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-qa/container_registry). -The docker image it uses is preconfigured with some base data and plugins. +The [`jenkins_build_status_spec`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/163c8a8c814db26d11e104d1cb2dcf02eb567dbe/qa/qa/specs/features/ee/browser_ui/3_create/jenkins/jenkins_build_status_spec.rb) spins up a Jenkins instance in a Docker container based on an image stored in the [GitLab-QA container registry](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-qa/container_registry). +The Docker image it uses is preconfigured with some base data and plugins. The test then configures the GitLab plugin in Jenkins with a URL of the GitLab instance that will be used to run the tests. Unfortunately, the GitLab Jenkins plugin does not accept ports so `http://localhost:3000` would -not be accepted. Therefore, this requires us to run GitLab on port 80 or inside a docker container. +not be accepted. Therefore, this requires us to run GitLab on port 80 or inside a Docker container. -To start a docker container for GitLab based on the nightly image: +To start a Docker container for GitLab based on the nightly image: ```shell docker run \ @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ To run the tests from the `/qa` directory: CHROME_HEADLESS=false bin/qa Test::Instance::All http://localhost -- qa/specs/features/ee/browser_ui/3_create/jenkins/jenkins_build_status_spec.rb ``` -The test will automatically spinup a docker container for Jenkins and tear down once the test completes. +The test will automatically spin up a Docker container for Jenkins and tear down once the test completes. However, if you need to run Jenkins manually outside of the tests, use this command: @@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ only to prevent it from running in the pipelines for live environments such as S ### Troubleshooting -If Jenkins docker container exits without providing any information in the logs, try increasing the memory used by +If Jenkins Docker container exits without providing any information in the logs, try increasing the memory used by the Docker Engine. |