Dagger in a GitLab CI pipeline: assessment
I evaluated Dagger against a monorepo running 2,000 CI jobs a month, separating pipeline changes from the runner, cache, and hardware constraints that remain.
Development#dagger#gitlab#ci-cd
Comparing a used Mac Mini, ARM64 hardware, and AMD x86 for GitLab CI
A comparison of a used M1/M2 Mac Mini, ARM64 servers, and AMD x86 hardware for a GitLab CI runner with x86_64 production images.
Development#arm64#amd#mac-miniHow I measured our local GitLab runner usage against GitLab.com compute minutes
Using glab and the GitLab API to turn a self-hosted runner's job durations into GitLab.com SaaS compute-minute estimates.
Development#gitlab#ci-cd#runnersSeven ways to host a GitLab CI runner in 2026, priced and compared
A comparison of home hardware, GitLab.com, AWS, ARM64 cloud, local AMD hardware, and Hetzner for a monorepo running 2,000 CI jobs a month.
Development#gitlab#ci-cd#runners