Homebrew Formulae: gitlab-runner

gitlab-runner

Install command:

brew install gitlab-runner

Official GitLab CI runner

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/gitlab-runner.json

Formula code: gitlab-runner.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on Apple Silicon	golden gate	✅
	tahoe	✅
	sequoia	✅
Linux	ARM64	✅
Linux	x86_64	✅

Current versions:

stable	✅	19.5.3
head	⚡️	HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

1.27.4

Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Binaries: gitlab-runner

Service:

Start now and at login:	`brew services start gitlab-runner`
Run directly:	`$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/gitlab-runner/bin/gitlab-runner run --syslog`

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days	19,049
Downloads	858,893
Analytics install events (30 days)	3,572
Downloads / install events (30 days)	5.3×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-12T00:53:40Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-13 to 2026-11-12. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

	30 days	90 days	365 days
Installs	3,565	7,992	27,899
Installs (`--HEAD`)	7	12	47
Installs on Request	3,564	7,992	27,899
Installs on Request (`--HEAD`)	7	12	47
Build Errors	20