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Host Setup — Local CI/CD

Procedura di bootstrap della macchina host Windows (i9-10900X, 64 GB RAM, NVMe). Eseguire una volta prima di qualsiasi provisioning del template VM o esecuzione di job CI.


Prerequisiti host

Componente Versione/Note
OS Windows 11 (host fisico) o Windows Server 2022+
VMware Workstation Pro 17.x — necessario per vmrun.exe e supporto linked clone
Storage NVMe dedicato (consigliato F:\ riservato a CI, ≥ 500 GB libero)
RAM ≥ 32 GB (4 VM parallele × 6-8 GB)
Rete VMnet8 (NAT) configurato in VMware Workstation
PowerShell 5.1+ (built-in) o 7.x
Privilegi Account amministrativo per Setup-Host.ps1

Software opzionali installati on-demand dallo script:

  • NSSM — installazione automatica via Chocolatey se presente; altrimenti install manuale da https://nssm.cc
  • CredentialManager module — installato automaticamente (scope CurrentUser)

Directory layout

Setup-Host.ps1 crea l'intera struttura sotto $CIRoot (default F:\CI\):

F:\CI\
├── BuildVMs\               # cloni temporanei delle VM build (auto-cleanup post-job)
├── Artifacts\              # output build raccolti dall'host
├── Logs\                   # log per-job (retention: 30 giorni)
├── Templates\
│   ├── WinBuild2025\       # VMX template Windows (immutabile dopo snapshot)
│   └── LinuxBuild2404\     # VMX template Linux Ubuntu 24.04 (immutabile dopo snapshot)
├── keys\
│   ├── ci_linux            # chiave privata SSH per Linux VMs (ed25519, no passphrase)
│   └── ci_linux.pub        # chiave pubblica corrispondente
├── act_runner\
│   ├── act_runner.exe      # binario runner Gitea
│   ├── config.yaml         # config runner (path, label, capacity)
│   └── logs\               # stdout/stderr del servizio
├── Cache\
│   └── NuGet\              # cache NuGet condivisa via shared folder (§3.1 — DONE 2026-05-10, vedi scripts/Set-TemplateSharedFolders.ps1)
├── RunnerWork\             # working dir di act_runner (job staging)
└── ISO\                    # ISO di installazione (Windows Server 2025, ecc.)

Procedura — esecuzione

Step 1 — Clonare il repository

git clone https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/Local-CI-CD-System.git N:\Code\Workspace\Local-CI-CD-System
cd N:\Code\Workspace\Local-CI-CD-System

Step 2 — Eseguire Setup-Host.ps1 (elevato)

Apri PowerShell come Administrator, poi:

# Esecuzione minimale (crea dirs, archivia credenziali, salta install runner)
.\Setup-Host.ps1 -SkipRunnerInstall

# Setup completo con registrazione runner
.\Setup-Host.ps1 -GiteaRunnerToken 'abc123token'

# CI root su drive diverso
.\Setup-Host.ps1 -CIRoot 'D:\CI' -GiteaRunnerToken 'abc123token'

Cosa fa Setup-Host.ps1 — passo per passo

  1. Crea albero directory sotto $CIRoot (vedi layout sopra)
  2. Verifica VMware Workstation — controlla presenza di C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun.exe
  3. Installa modulo CredentialManager (scope CurrentUser, se non presente)
  4. Archivia credenziali guest VM in Windows Credential Manager (target BuildVMGuest)
    • Se non passa -GuestPassword, prompt interattivo (SecureString)
    • Se credenziale già esistente, non sovrascrive — istruzioni per update
  5. Copia runner/config.yaml in $CIRoot\act_runner\config.yaml (se non esistente)
  6. Installa act_runner come servizio Windows via NSSM:
    • Verifica presenza NSSM in PATH; tenta install via choco install nssm -y
    • Registra runner con Gitea (act_runner register --no-interactive --instance ... --token ... --name local-windows-runner --labels windows-build:host,dotnet:host,msbuild:host) se token fornito
    • Crea servizio: AppDirectory, AppParameters daemon --config <path>, log rotation 10 MB
    • Avvia servizio (SERVICE_AUTO_START)
  7. Configura SSH alias gitea-ci in ~/.ssh/config (HostName, Port, User git)

Parametri principali

Parametro Default Note
-CIRoot F:\CI Base directory per tutti i dati CI
-GuestCredentialTarget BuildVMGuest Target Credential Manager
-GuestUsername ci_build Account build dentro la VM
-GuestPassword (prompt) Mai hard-codare
-ActRunnerExe <CIRoot>\act_runner\act_runner.exe Path binario runner
-ActRunnerConfigYaml <repo>\runner\config.yaml Source del config da copiare
-GiteaUrl http://10.10.20.11:3100 URL Gitea per registrazione
-GiteaRunnerToken (vuoto) Token registrazione (Admin → Runners)
-SkipRunnerInstall $false Salta installazione servizio
-SkipSSHConfig $false Salta scrittura SSH alias
-GiteaSSHHost 10.10.20.11 Hostname SSH Gitea
-GiteaSSHPort 2222 Porta SSH Gitea

Post-setup checklist

Allo Setup-Host.ps1 exit 0:

  1. Posiziona binario act_runner se non già fatto:

  2. Posiziona ISO Windows Server 2025 in F:\CI\ISO\ (es. 26100.1742.240906-0331.ge_release_svc_refresh_SERVER_VOL_x64FRE_en-us.iso)

  3. Configura host WinRM client (necessario per Prepare-WinBuild2025.ps1):

    # AllowUnencrypted non serve — Prepare usa HTTPS/5986 (nessun testo in chiaro)
    Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value '192.168.79.*' -Force -Concatenate
    

    Note: Prepare-WinBuild2025.ps1 aggiunge l'IP specifico della VM in modo transitorio e lo ripristina nel finally.

  4. Provisiona il template VM Windows — vedi WINDOWS-TEMPLATE-SETUP.md

  5. (Opzionale) Genera chiave SSH CI per Linux VMs — necessaria solo se si vuole usare linux-build:

    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force F:\CI\keys | Out-Null
    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f F:\CI\keys\ci_linux -N '""' -C 'ci-linux-runner'
    # Risultato: F:\CI\keys\ci_linux (privata) + F:\CI\keys\ci_linux.pub (pubblica)
    

    Poi provisiona il template VM Linux — vedi LINUX-TEMPLATE-SETUP.md

  6. Registra chiave SSH con Gitea:

    • Gitea UI → User Settings → SSH Keys → Add Key
    • Chiave pubblica: %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\id_rsa.pub
  7. Verifica runner online in Gitea:

    • <GiteaUrl>/-/admin/runners
    • Status atteso: Online, label windows-build:host,dotnet:host,msbuild:host

Reference Paths

Item Path / Value
vmrun.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun.exe
act_runner exe F:\CI\act_runner\act_runner.exe (servizio: act_runner)
act_runner config F:\CI\act_runner\config.yaml
act_runner logs F:\CI\act_runner\logs\ (stdout.log, stderr.log)
Template VMX (Windows) F:\CI\Templates\WinBuild2025\WinBuild2025.vmx
Template VMX (Linux) F:\CI\Templates\LinuxBuild2404\LinuxBuild2404.vmx
Snapshot name (Windows) BaseClean
Snapshot name (Linux) BaseClean-Linux
SSH key (Linux VMs) F:\CI\keys\ci_linux (privata), F:\CI\keys\ci_linux.pub
Clone base dir F:\CI\BuildVMs\
Artifact dir F:\CI\Artifacts\
Log dir F:\CI\Logs\ (retention: 30 giorni)
Gitea URL (LAN) http://10.10.20.11:3100
Gitea URL (ext) https://gitea.emulab.it
Runner name local-windows-runner (ID: 1)
Build VM subnet 192.168.79.0/24 (VMnet8 — NAT, internet access per build)
Credential Manager target BuildVMGuest
Guest username ci_build

Maintenance & operational tasks

Task schedulati (vedi scripts/Register-CIScheduledTasks.ps1 per il bootstrap):

  • §2.2 Cleanup VM orfane (scripts/Cleanup-OrphanedBuildVMs.ps1, ogni 6h, -MaxAgeHours 4)
  • §2.3 Retention artifact + log (scripts/Invoke-RetentionPolicy.ps1, daily)
  • §2.6 Backup template (scripts/Backup-CITemplate.ps1, weekly)
  • §2.7 Health check runner (scripts/Watch-RunnerHealth.ps1, ogni 15 min)
  • §4.3 Disk space alert (scripts/Watch-DiskSpace.ps1, ogni ora)

Troubleshooting

Sintomo Diagnosi / Fix
vmrun.exe NOT found Installa VMware Workstation Pro, riesegui
NSSM not available Install manuale da https://nssm.cc, aggiungi a PATH, riesegui
Runner registration exit != 0 Verifica token Gitea + URL raggiungibile da host
Service act_runner non parte Check F:\CI\act_runner\logs\stderr.log
New-StoredCredential fail Verifica modulo CredentialManager importato + scope corretto
Job CI fallisce su Test-WSMan TrustedHosts host non include subnet VM, AllowUnencrypted=$false