Autoscalable GitLab runners on AWS EC2
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Autoscalable GitLab runners on AWS EC2


Summary

To address rising AWS costs and job delays caused by always-on EC2 instances, the authors implemented an automated scaling solution using the GitLab Fleeting plugin. This new architecture uses a central managing instance to dynamically provision and terminate ephemeral EC2 instances for specific jobs, ensuring efficient resource usage and improved job isolation.
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