--- stage: Package group: Package info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Conan packages in the Package Registry **(FREE)** > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/8248) in GitLab Premium 12.6. > - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221259) to GitLab Free in 13.3. Publish Conan packages in your project's Package Registry. Then install the packages whenever you need to use them as a dependency. To publish Conan packages to the Package Registry, add the Package Registry as a remote and authenticate with it. Then you can run `conan` commands and publish your package to the Package Registry. For documentation of the specific API endpoints that the Conan package manager client uses, see the [Conan API documentation](../../../api/packages/conan.md). ## Build a Conan package This section explains how to install Conan and build a package for your C/C++ project. If you already use Conan and know how to build your own packages, go to the [next section](#add-the-package-registry-as-a-conan-remote). ### Install Conan Download the Conan package manager to your local development environment by following the instructions at [conan.io](https://conan.io/downloads.html). When installation is complete, verify you can use Conan in your terminal by running: ```shell conan --version ``` The Conan version is printed in the output: ```plaintext Conan version 1.20.5 ``` ### Install CMake When you develop with C++ and Conan, you can select from many available compilers. This example uses the CMake build system generator. To install CMake: - For Mac, use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and run `brew install cmake`. - For other operating systems, follow the instructions at [cmake.org](https://cmake.org/install/). When installation is complete, verify you can use CMake in your terminal by running: ```shell cmake --version ``` The CMake version is printed in the output. ### Create a project To test the Package Registry, you need a C++ project. If you don't already have one, you can clone the Conan [hello world starter project](https://github.com/conan-io/hello). ### Build a package To build a package: 1. Open a terminal and navigate to your project's root folder. 1. Generate a new recipe by running `conan new` with a package name and version: ```shell conan new Hello/0.1 -t ``` 1. Create a package for the recipe by running `conan create` with the Conan user and channel: ```shell conan create . mycompany/beta ``` NOTE: If you use an [instance remote](#add-a-remote-for-your-instance), you must follow a specific [naming convention](#package-recipe-naming-convention-for-instance-remotes). A package with the recipe `Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta` is created. For more details about creating and managing Conan packages, see the [Conan documentation](https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/creating_packages.html). ## Add the Package Registry as a Conan remote To run `conan` commands, you must add the Package Registry as a Conan remote for your project or instance. Then you can publish packages to and install packages from the Package Registry. ### Add a remote for your project > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11679) in GitLab 13.4. Set a remote so you can work with packages in a project without having to specify the remote name in every command. When you set a remote for a project, there are no restrictions to your package names. However, your commands must include the full recipe, including the user and channel, for example, `package_name/version@user/channel`. To add the remote: 1. In your terminal, run this command: ```shell conan remote add gitlab https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects//packages/conan ``` 1. Use the remote by adding `--remote=gitlab` to the end of your Conan command. For example: ```shell conan search Hello* --remote=gitlab ``` ### Add a remote for your instance Use a single remote to access packages across your entire GitLab instance. However, when using this remote, you must follow these [package naming restrictions](#package-recipe-naming-convention-for-instance-remotes). To add the remote: 1. In your terminal, run this command: ```shell conan remote add gitlab https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/packages/conan ``` 1. Use the remote by adding `--remote=gitlab` to the end of your Conan command. For example: ```shell conan search 'Hello*' --remote=gitlab ``` #### Package recipe naming convention for instance remotes The standard Conan recipe convention is `package_name/version@user/channel`, but if you're using an [instance remote](#add-a-remote-for-your-instance), the recipe `user` must be the plus sign (`+`) separated project path. Example recipe names: | Project | Package | Supported | | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | --------- | | `foo/bar` | `my-package/1.0.0@foo+bar/stable` | Yes | | `foo/bar-baz/buz` | `my-package/1.0.0@foo+bar-baz+buz/stable` | Yes | | `gitlab-org/gitlab-ce` | `my-package/1.0.0@gitlab-org+gitlab-ce/stable` | Yes | | `gitlab-org/gitlab-ce` | `my-package/1.0.0@foo/stable` | No | [Project remotes](#add-a-remote-for-your-project) have a more flexible naming convention. ## Authenticate to the Package Registry GitLab requires authentication to upload packages, and to install packages from private and internal projects. (You can, however, install packages from public projects without authentication.) To authenticate to the Package Registry, you need one of the following: - A [personal access token](../../../user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md) with the scope set to `api`. - A [deploy token](../../project/deploy_tokens/index.md) with the scope set to `read_package_registry`, `write_package_registry`, or both. - A [CI job token](#publish-a-conan-package-by-using-cicd). NOTE: Packages from private and internal projects are hidden if you are not authenticated. If you try to search or download a package from a private or internal project without authenticating, you will receive the error `unable to find the package in remote` in the Conan client. ### Add your credentials to the GitLab remote Associate your token with the GitLab remote, so that you don't have to explicitly add a token to every Conan command. Prerequisites: - You must have an authentication token. - The Conan remote [must be configured](#add-the-package-registry-as-a-conan-remote). In a terminal, run this command. In this example, the remote name is `gitlab`. Use the name of your remote. ```shell conan user -r gitlab -p ``` Now when you run commands with `--remote=gitlab`, your username and password are included in the requests. Alternatively, you can explicitly include your credentials in any given command. For example: ```shell CONAN_LOGIN_USERNAME= CONAN_PASSWORD= conan upload Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta --all --remote=gitlab ``` NOTE: Because your authentication with GitLab expires on a regular basis, you may occasionally need to re-enter your personal access token. ### Set a default remote for your project (optional) If you want to interact with the GitLab Package Registry without having to specify a remote, you can tell Conan to always use the Package Registry for your packages. In a terminal, run this command: ```shell conan remote add_ref Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta gitlab ``` NOTE: The package recipe includes the version, so the default remote for `Hello/0.1@user/channel` doesn't work for `Hello/0.2@user/channel`. If you don't set a default user or remote, you can still include the user and remote in your commands: ```shell `CONAN_LOGIN_USERNAME= CONAN_PASSWORD= --remote=gitlab ``` ## Publish a Conan package Publish a Conan package to the Package Registry, so that anyone who can access the project can use the package as a dependency. Prerequisites: - The Conan remote [must be configured](#add-the-package-registry-as-a-conan-remote). - [Authentication](#authenticate-to-the-package-registry) with the Package Registry must be configured. - A local [Conan package](https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/creating_packages/getting_started.html) must exist. - For an instance remote, the package must meet the [naming convention](#package-recipe-naming-convention-for-instance-remotes). - You must have the project ID, which is on the project's homepage. To publish the package, use the `conan upload` command: ```shell conan upload Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta --all ``` ## Publish a Conan package by using CI/CD > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/11678) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.7. To work with Conan commands in [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md), you can use `CI_JOB_TOKEN` in place of the personal access token in your commands. You can provide the `CONAN_LOGIN_USERNAME` and `CONAN_PASSWORD` with each Conan command in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. For example: ```yaml image: conanio/gcc7 create_package: stage: deploy script: - conan remote add gitlab ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/packages/conan - conan new /0.1 -t - conan create . +/stable - CONAN_LOGIN_USERNAME=ci_user CONAN_PASSWORD=${CI_JOB_TOKEN} conan upload /0.1@+/stable --all --remote=gitlab ``` Additional Conan images to use as the basis of your CI file are available in the [Conan docs](https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/howtos/run_conan_in_docker.html#available-docker-images). ### Re-publishing a package with the same recipe When you publish a package that has the same recipe (`package-name/version@user/channel`) as an existing package, the duplicate files are uploaded successfully and are accessible through the UI. However, when the package is installed, only the most recently-published package is returned. ## Install a Conan package Install a Conan package from the Package Registry so you can use it as a dependency. You can install a package from the scope of your instance or your project. If multiple packages have the same recipe, when you install a package, the most recently-published package is retrieved. WARNING: Project-level packages [cannot be downloaded currently](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/270129). Conan packages are often installed as dependencies by using the `conanfile.txt` file. Prerequisites: - The Conan remote [must be configured](#add-the-package-registry-as-a-conan-remote). - For private and internal projects, you must configure [Authentication](#authenticate-to-the-package-registry) with the Package Registry. 1. In the project where you want to install the package as a dependency, open `conanfile.txt`. Or, in the root of your project, create a file called `conanfile.txt`. 1. Add the Conan recipe to the `[requires]` section of the file: ```plaintext [requires] Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta [generators] cmake ``` 1. At the root of your project, create a `build` directory and change to that directory: ```shell mkdir build && cd build ``` 1. Install the dependencies listed in `conanfile.txt`: ```shell conan install .. ``` NOTE: If you try to install the package you just created in this tutorial, the package already exists on your local computer, so this command has no effect. ## Remove a Conan package There are two ways to remove a Conan package from the GitLab Package Registry. - From the command line, using the Conan client: ```shell conan remove Hello/0.2@user/channel --remote=gitlab ``` You must explicitly include the remote in this command, otherwise the package is removed only from your local system cache. NOTE: This command removes all recipe and binary package files from the Package Registry. - From the GitLab user interface: Go to your project's **Packages & Registries > Package Registry**. Remove the package by clicking the red trash icon. ## Search for Conan packages in the Package Registry To search by full or partial package name, or by exact recipe, run the `conan search` command. - To search for all packages with a specific package name: ```shell conan search Hello --remote=gitlab ``` - To search for a partial name, like all packages starting with `He`: ```shell conan search He* --remote=gitlab ``` The scope of your search includes all projects you have permission to access. This includes your private projects as well as all public projects. ## Fetch Conan package information from the Package Registry The `conan info` command returns information about a package: ```shell conan info Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta ``` ## Supported CLI commands The GitLab Conan repository supports the following Conan CLI commands: - `conan upload`: Upload your recipe and package files to the Package Registry. - `conan install`: Install a Conan package from the Package Registry, which includes using the `conanfile.txt` file. - `conan search`: Search the Package Registry for public packages, and private packages you have permission to view. - `conan info`: View the information on a given package from the Package Registry. - `conan remove`: Delete the package from the Package Registry.