1. Downloading and Configuring the Runner 1.1 Downloading the Runner The GitLab CI Runner is a program package written in Go; you can download it from the official site to your local machine. 1 2 yum install -y wget wget -O /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner https://gitlab-runner-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/binaries/gitlab-runner-linux-amd64 Add execute permission 1 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gitlab-runner 1.