Get Heptapod

Docker

Our official Docker image works in the same way as the upstream GitLab CE image.

Most users should prefer exact version tags, and completely avoid the testing tags.

Linux packages (Omnibus)

Like its upstream, GitLab CE, Heptapod provides official Linux packages, which are also called Omnibus packages after the build system that generates them.

We currently provide Omnibus packages for Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) and Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) on amd64 only. More target operating systems and architectures can be considered among the ones supported by GitLab if there is enough demand for them.

These are very similar to upstream GitLab CE Omnibus packages, adding Mercurial specific services and configuration.

Packages have to be downloaded directly and their signature checked manually (see our signature checking instructions). Then the GitLab Omnibus install instructions are applicable.

We don't provide package repositories (APT, Yum…) yet.

From source

One may also install Heptapod entirely from source. This is basically the GitLab source installation procedure, with some components replaced by ours and some extra steps.

Docker

Heptapod Runner is also available as a Docker image (don't miss the statement about compatibility of versions).

Standalone executable

Heptapod Runner can be downloaded directly as a standalone executable for various operating systems and architectures from the runner area of our download site.

The executable itself and its signatures can be found under the binaries subdirectory (see our signature checking instructions).

Other subdirectories provide useful complements, such as systemd, that contains sample files to run it as a service on systemd-based Linux distributions.

From source

Heptapod run can of course be compiled from source.