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## Using Rootless Docker with`act_runner`
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Here is a simple example of how to set up `act_runner` with rootless Docker. It has been created with Debian, but other Linux should work the same way.
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Note: This procedure needs a real login shell -- using `sudo su` or other method of accessing the account will fail some of the steps below.
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As `root`:
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- Create a user to run both `docker` and `act_runner`. In this example, we use a non-privileged account called `rootless`.
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```bash
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 useradd -m rootless
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 passwd rootless
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 apt-get install -y uidmap # Not mentioned but needed for docker rootless.
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 ```
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- Install [`docker-ce`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
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- (Recommended) Disable the system-wide Docker daemon
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     ``systemctl disable --now docker.service docker.socket``
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As the `rootless` user:
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- Follow the instructions for [enabling rootless mode](https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/)
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- Add the following line to the `/home/rootless/.bashrc`:
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```bash
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for f in ./.bashrc.d/*.bash; do echo "Processing $f file..."; . "$f"; done
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```
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- Create the .bashrc.d directory `mkdir ~/.bashrc.d`
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- Add the following lines to the `/home/rootless/.bashrc.d/rootless-docker.bash`:
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```bash
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export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/home/rootless/.docker/run
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export PATH=/home/rootless/bin:$PATH
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export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/$(id -u)/docker.sock
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```
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- Reboot. Ensure that the Docker process is working.
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- Create a directory for saving `act_runner` data between restarts
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 `mkdir /home/rootless/act_runner`
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- Register the runner from the data directory
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```bash
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 cd /home/rootless/act_runner
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 act_runner register
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```
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- Generate a `act_runner` configuration file in the data directory. Edit the file to adjust for the system.
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```bash
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 act_runner generate-config >/home/rootless/act_runner/config
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```
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- Create a new user-level`systemd` unit file as `/home/rootless/.config/systemd/user/act_runner.service` with the following contents:
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```bash
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 Description=Gitea Actions runner
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 Documentation=https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner
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 After=docker.service
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 [Service]
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 Environment=PATH=/home/rootless/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/rootless/bin:/home/rootless/bin:/home/rootless/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
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 Environment=DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/user/1001/docker.sock
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 ExecStart=/usr/bin/act_runner daemon -c /home/rootless/act_runner/config
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 ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
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 WorkingDirectory=/home/rootless/act_runner
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 TimeoutSec=0
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 RestartSec=2
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 Restart=always
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 StartLimitBurst=3
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 StartLimitInterval=60s
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 LimitNOFILE=infinity
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 LimitNPROC=infinity
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 LimitCORE=infinity
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 TasksMax=infinity
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 Delegate=yes
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 Type=notify
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 NotifyAccess=all
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 KillMode=mixed
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 [Install]
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 WantedBy=default.target
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```
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- Reboot
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After the system restarts, check that the`act_runner` is working and that the runner is connected to Gitea.
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````bash
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 systemctl --user status act_runner
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 journalctl --user -xeu act_runner
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