#gitlab

GitLab CI "This job is stuck": why no runner picks it up, and how to fix it

Fix GitLab CI "This job is stuck because you don't have any active runners": match the job's tags, enable shared runners, check runner status and protected branches.

Beginner · 5 min read

.gitignore not working

CI/CD

.gitignore not working: why Git still tracks the file, and how to fix it

.gitignore is ignored because the file is already tracked, the pattern is wrong or the file has the wrong encoding. Find the cause with git check-ignore -v.

Beginner · 4 min read

! [rejected] main -> main (fetch first)

CI/CD

Git "! [rejected] main -> main (fetch first)": why the push failed and how to fix it safely

Fix git push "rejected (fetch first)" and "non-fast-forward": pull with rebase or merge, use --force-with-lease instead of --force, and handle protected branches.

Beginner · 4 min read