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diff --git a/doc/ci/services/index.md b/doc/ci/services/index.md index f26751c56e7..2e7e89fc601 100644 --- a/doc/ci/services/index.md +++ b/doc/ci/services/index.md @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ stage: Verify group: Runner info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments -comments: false type: index --- @@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ It's easier and faster to use an existing image and run it as an additional cont than to install `mysql`, for example, every time the project is built. You're not limited to only database services. You can add as many -services you need to `.gitlab-ci.yml` or manually modify `config.toml`. +services you need to `.gitlab-ci.yml` or manually modify the [`config.toml`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html). Any image found at [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/) or your private Container Registry can be used as a service. @@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ following these rules: - Slash (`/`) is replaced with double underscores (`__`) and the primary alias is created. - Slash (`/`) is replaced with a single dash (`-`) and the secondary alias is - created (requires GitLab Runner v1.1.0 or higher). + created (requires GitLab Runner v1.1.0 or later). To override the default behavior, you can [specify a service alias](#available-settings-for-services). @@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ test: | `entrypoint` | no | 9.4 |Command or script to execute as the container's entrypoint. It's translated to the Docker `--entrypoint` option while creating the container. The syntax is similar to [`Dockerfile`'s `ENTRYPOINT`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint) directive, where each shell token is a separate string in the array. | | `command` | no | 9.4 |Command or script that should be used as the container's command. It's translated to arguments passed to Docker after the image's name. The syntax is similar to [`Dockerfile`'s `CMD`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#cmd) directive, where each shell token is a separate string in the array. | | `alias` (1) | no | 9.4 | Additional alias that can be used to access the service from the job's container. Read [Accessing the services](#accessing-the-services) for more information. | -| `variables` (2) | no | 14.5 | Additional environment variables that are passed exclusively to the service. The syntax is the same as [Job Variables](../variables/index.md). | +| `variables` (2) | no | 14.5 | Additional environment variables that are passed exclusively to the service. The syntax is the same as [Job Variables](../variables/index.md). Service variables cannot reference themselves. | (1) Alias support for the Kubernetes executor was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/2229) in GitLab Runner 12.8, and is only available for Kubernetes version 1.7 or later. |