Commit b3b22557 authored by Suzanne Selhorn's avatar Suzanne Selhorn

Merge branch 'docs-docker-confusion' into 'master'

Add clarification about docker

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!54416
parents 403df257 ff190b51
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#### `.gitlab-ci.yml` tips
- If you want the runner to use a Docker image to run the jobs, edit the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file
to include your image name:
- If you want the runner to [use a Docker container to run the jobs](../docker/using_docker_images.md),
edit the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file
to include an image name:
```yaml
default:
image: ruby:2.7.2
```
This command tells the runner to use a Ruby image from Docker Hub.
This command tells the runner to use a Ruby image from Docker Hub
and to run the jobs in a container that's generated from the image.
This process is different than
[building an application as a Docker container](../docker/using_docker_build.md).
Your application does not need to be built as a Docker container to
run CI/CD jobs in Docker containers.
- To validate your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file, use the
[CI Lint tool](../lint.md), which is available in every project.
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