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## 2. Use docker-in-docker executor
## 2. Use docker-in-docker executor
Second approach is to use special Docker image with all tools installed (`docker` and `docker-compose`) and run build script in context of that image in privileged mode.
The second approach is to use the special Docker image with all tools installed
(`docker` and `docker-compose`) and run the build script in context of that
1. Register GitLab Runner from command line to use `docker` and `privileged` mode:
1. Register GitLab Runner from the command line to use `docker` and `privileged`
mode:
```bash
```bash
$ sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
sudo gitlab-runner register -n \
--url https://gitlab.com/ci \
--url https://gitlab.com/ci \
--token RUNNER_TOKEN \
--token RUNNER_TOKEN \
--executor docker \
--executor docker \
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--docker-privileged
--docker-privileged
```
```
The above command will register a new Runner to use special `docker:latest` image which is provided by Docker
The above command will register a new Runner to use the special
creators. **Notice that it's using the `privileged` mode to start build and service containers.** If you want to use
`docker:latest` image which is provided by Docker. **Notice that it's using
[docker-in-docker](https://blog.docker.com/2013/09/docker-can-now-run-within-docker/) mode, you always have to use
the `privileged` mode to start the build and service containers.** If you
`privileged = true` in your docker containers.
want to use [docker-in-docker] mode, you always have to use `privileged = true`
in your Docker containers.
The above command will create a `config.toml` entry similar to this:
The above command will create a `config.toml` entry similar to this:
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Insecure = false
Insecure = false
```
```
If you want to use Shared Runners available on your GitLab CE/EE installation, to build docker images, then
If you want to use the Shared Runners available on your GitLab CE/EE
make sure that your Shared Runners configuration have `privileged` mode set to `true`.
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` from build script:
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- docker:dind
- docker:dind
before_script:
before_script:
- docker info
- docker info
build:
build:
stage: build
stage: build
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- docker run my-docker-image /script/to/run/tests
- docker run my-docker-image /script/to/run/tests
```
```
1. However, by enabling `--docker-privileged` you are effectively disables all security mechanisms of containers and
1. However, by enabling `--docker-privileged` you are effectively disabling all
exposing your host to privilege escalation which can lead to container breakout.
the security mechanisms of containers and exposing your host to privilege
escalation which can lead to container breakout.
For more information, check out [Runtime privilege](https://docs.docker.com/reference/run/#runtime-privilege-linux-capabilities-and-lxc-configuration).
For more information, check out the official Docker documentation on
[Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities][docker-cap].
An example project using this approach can be found here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/docker.
An example project using this approach can be found here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/docker.