Managing compute minutes FAQ
Managing your compute minutes usage
There are a few methods to consider to reduce the number of compute minutes consumed:
- Utilize interruptible to abort out of date pipelines;
- Be more selective about when jobs run, for example setting certain jobs to only run when certain files are changed using rules:changes; and
- Optimize your CI jobs to complete more quickly
- Bring your own runners
Watch this deep dive video on how you can manage your compute minutes usage.
Yes, you can use the REST API on GitLab.com to monitor your compute minutes usage and integrate this into your standard monitoring tools. Here are a few examples for check plugins and Prometheus integrations:
Purchasing additional compute minutes
compute minutes per top-level group (or personal namespace) are $10 per 1,000 minutes and it is valid for one year from the date of purchase. compute minutes purchased do not auto-renew. Purchased minutes are only valid for 12 months from the date of purchase or until all minutes are consumed, whichever comes first.
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