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description: GARM
---
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**Editorial Status**: This page is currently being developed.
* **Jira Ticket**: [TICKET-XXX](https://your-jira/browse/TICKET-XXX)
* **Assignee**: [Name or Team]
* **Status**: Draft
* **Last Updated**: YYYY-MM-DD
* **TODO**:
* [ ] Add detailed component description
* [ ] Include usage examples and code samples
* [ ] Add architecture diagrams
* [ ] Review and finalize content
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## Overview
[Detailed description of the component - what it is, what it does, and why it exists]
GARM provides on-demand runner orchestration for Forgejo Actions through dynamic autoscaling. As Forgejo has similar API structure to Gitea (from which it was forked), GARM's Gitea/GitHub compatibility makes it a natural fit for automated runner provisioning. GARM supports custom providers, enabling runner infrastructure deployment across multiple cloud and infrastructure platforms.
A custom edge-connect provider was implemented for GARM to enable infrastructure provisioning. Additionally, Forgejo was adapted to align more closely with Gitea's API, ensuring seamless integration with GARM's orchestration capabilities.
## Key Features
* [Feature 1]
* [Feature 2]
* [Feature 3]
* Autoscales Forgejo Actions runners dynamically based on workload demand
* Leverages edge-connect infrastructure for distributed runner provisioning
## Purpose in EDP
[Explain the role this component plays in the Edge Developer Platform and how it contributes to the overall platform capabilities]
- Provides CI/CD infrastructure for all software development projects
- Enhances the EDP platform capabilities through improved Forgejo automation
- Enables teams to focus on development by consuming platform-managed runners without capacity planning concerns
## Repository
**Code**: [Link to source code repository]
**Code**:
- [GARM Provider for Edge Connect](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW-CICD/garm-provider-edge-connect)
- [GARM deploy script](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW/infra-deploy/src/branch/main/scripts/local-helm.sh)
- [GARM deploy manifests](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW/garm-deploy.git)
**Documentation**: [Link to component-specific documentation]
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### Prerequisites
* [Prerequisite 1]
* [Prerequisite 2]
* Container Runtime installed (e.g. docker)
* Forgejo, Gitea or Github
### Quick Start
[Step-by-step guide to get started with this component]
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Step 3]
1. Clone the [GARM Provider repository](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW-CICD/garm-provider-edge-connect/)
2. Build the Docker image: `docker buildx build -t <your-image-tag> .`
3. Push the image to your container registry
4. Deploy GARM using the [deployment script](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW/infra-deploy/src/branch/main/scripts/local-helm.sh) from the [infra-deploy](https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW/infra-deploy) repository, targeting your Kubernetes cluster: `./local-helm.sh --garm`
### Verification
[How to verify the component is working correctly]
- Verify the GARM pod is running: `kubectl get pods -n garm`
- Retrieve the GARM domain endpoint: `kubectl get ing -n garm`
- Get the GARM admin password: `kubectl get secret -n garm garm-credentials -o json | jq .data.GARM_ADMIN_PASSWORD -r | base64 -d`
- Configure endpoints, credentials, repositories, and runner pools in GARM as described in [TODO](TODO)
## Usage Examples
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## Integration Points
* **[Component A]**: [How it integrates]
* **[Component B]**: [How it integrates]
* **[Component C]**: [How it integrates]
* **[Forgejo]**: Picks up pending action jobs, listen in Forgejo
* **[Edge Connect]**: Uses this infrastructure to deploy runners that can pick up open jobs in forgejo
## Architecture
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participant Forgejo
participant GARM
participant Runner as Ephemeral Runner
User->>Forgejo: Push Code / Trigger Event
Forgejo->>GARM: Webhook Event (Workflow Dispatch)
GARM->>Forgejo: Register Runner (via API)
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Runner->>Forgejo: Report Status
GARM->>Runner: Terminate (Ephemeral)
```
### Sequence Diagrams
[Add sequence diagrams showing key interaction flows with other components]
The diagram below shows how a trigger of an action results in deployment of a runner on edge-connect.
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
rect rgb(255,200,200)
Forgejo->>GARM: (Webhook) A new job is pending
GARM->>GARM Provider Edge Connect: Create new runner
GARM Provider Edge Connect->>Edge Connect: Create App
GARM Provider Edge Connect->>Edge Connect: Create AppInstance
Edge Connect->>Runner: Deploys
end
Runner->>GARM: Retrieve runner registration token
GARM->>Forgejo: Retrieve runner registration token
Forgejo-->>GARM: Token
GARM-->>Runner: Token
Runner->>Forgejo: Register runner
Runner->>Forgejo: Fetch job
Runner->>Runner: Work on job
Runner->>Forgejo: Send result
```
### Deployment Architecture
[Add infrastructure and deployment diagrams showing how the component is deployed]
TODO c4
- Garm Container in OTC Kubernetes
- Garm-Provider in Garm Container
- Garm in Garm container
- EDP in OTC Kubernetes
- Forgejo Runner in Edge Connect
- EDP --notifies with webhook--> Garm
- Garm --calls--> EDP
- Garm --calls--> garm provider
- garm provider --provisions instance--> Forgejo runner
- Forgejo runner --retrieves bootstrap information-->Garm
- Forgejo runner --picks up job--> EDP
## Configuration
[Key configuration options and how to set them]
### Provider Setup
The config below configures an external provder for garm. Especially important is the `provider.external.config_file` which refers to the configuration of the external provider (example below) and `provider.external.provider_executable` which needs to point to the provider executable.
```config.toml
# config.toml
...
[[provider]]
name = "edge-connect"
description = "edge connect provider"
provider_type = "external"
[provider.external]
config_file = "/etc/garm/edge-connect-provider-config.toml"
provider_executable = "/opt/garm/providers.d/garm-provider-edge-connect"
environment_variables = ["EDP_EDGE_CONNECT_"]
```
```edge-connect-provider-config.toml
# edge-connect-provider-config.toml
log_file = "/garm/provider.log"
credentials_file = "/etc/garm-creds/credentials.toml" # to authenticate agains edge_connect.url
[edge_connect]
organization = "edp-developer-framework"
region = "EU"
url = "https://hub.apps.edge.platform.mg3.mdb.osc.live"
default_flavor = "EU.small"
[edge_connect.cloudlet]
name = "Munich"
organization = "TelekomOP"
```
```credentials.toml
# credentials.toml for edge connect platform
username = ""
password = ""
```
### Runner Pool Configuration
Once the configuration is in place and garm has been deployed. You can connect garm to Forgejo/Gitea/Github, using the commands below. If you have a forgejo instance, you want to create a gitea endpoint.
```sh
# https://edp.buildth.ing/DevFW/garm-deploy/src/branch/master/helm/garm/templates/init-job.yaml#L39-L56
garm-cli init --name gitea --password ${GARM_ADMIN_PASSWORD} --username ${GARM_ADMIN_USERNAME} --email ${GARM_ADMIN_EMAIL} --url ${GARM_URL}
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "garm maybe already initialized"
exit 0
fi
# API_GIT_URL=https://garm-provider-test.t09.de/api/v1
# GIT_URL=https://garm-provider-test.t09.de
garm-cli gitea endpoint create \
--api-base-url ${API_GIT_URL} \
--base-url ${GIT_URL} \
--description "My first Gitea endpoint" \
--name local-gitea
garm-cli gitea credentials add \
--endpoint local-gitea \
--auth-type pat \
--pat-oauth-token $GITEA_TOKEN \
--name autotoken \
--description "Gitea token"
```
Now, connect to the WebUI, use `GARM_ADMIN_USERNAME` and `GARM_ADMIN_PASSWORD` as credentials to authenticate. Click on repositories and
## Troubleshooting
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## Additional Resources
* [Link to external documentation]
* [Using garm](https://github.com/cloudbase/garm/blob/main/doc/using_garm.md)
* [Link to community resources]
* [Link to related components]