Testing .yml file locally

GitLab CI/CD
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Hello,
as I’m new to creating .yml files for continuous integration, I’d like to make changes to it locally and ensuring it works smoothly before pushing it to Gitlab.

Yet, all the info I found say that the CI is only triggered by a change to the remote Gitlab repository. Not even running a runner locally seems to be enough: it connects to the remote coordinator.

The only possibility seems to have a local coordinator… has anyone more experience with it?

Thank you in advance

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There’s an issue open for part of your requirement, validating GitLab CI YAML files. You can use the online GitLab CI YAML linter for now.

Currently, you can either create a private repo (e.g., a copy of the reference repo) to test the changes, or set up GitLab yourself in case you’re using GitLab.com.

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What about running gitlab runner locally? I want to test execution of this yml file without committing anything to the repo at all.

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