The minimum requirements for the OS, and Gitlab Runners are quite low depending on the amount of users possibly running jobs. For the purposes of this learning object we will want the following specs:

Recommended Specs:

• 4 Cores of a recent generation processor (x86)

• >= 8GB RAM

• >= 10 GB Storage

This will provide ample space for holding git projects, and running jobs in a timely manner without using swap space.

*AMD-V or Intel VT-d instruction sets need to be enabled in the BIOS of the host for the virtual machine.