12 Tips to Self-host Renovate Bot https://jerrynsh.com/12-tips-to-self-host-renovate-bot/

.gitlab-ci.yml

image: renovate/renovate:32.6.12

variables:
    LOG_LEVEL: debug

renovate:on-schedule:
    tags:
        - your-gitlab-runner-tag-if-any
    only:
        - schedules
    script:
        - renovate $RENOVATE_EXTRA_FLAGS # optional: you can set this

renovate:
    tags:
        - your-gitlab-runner-tag-if-any
    except:
        - schedules
    script:
        - renovate $RENOVATE_EXTRA_FLAGS

config.js

// Example config.js from https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/blob/main/docs/usage/examples/self-hosting.md

module.exports = {
  endpoint: 'https://self-hosted.gitlab/api/v4/',
  token: '**gitlab_token**',
  platform: 'gitlab',
  onboardingConfig: {
    extends: ['config:base'],
  },
  repositories: ['username/repo', 'orgname/repo'],
};

config1.js

// Example config.js

module.exports = {
    endpoint: 'https://your.domain.com/api/v4/',
    token: '**gitlab_token**',
    platform: 'gitlab',
    onboardingConfig: {
        extends: ['config:base'],
    },
    repositories: [
        {
            repository: 'john/next-generation-repo',
            packageRules: [
                {
                    description: 'Disable MAJOR update types',
                    matchUpdateTypes: ['major'],
                    enabled: false,
                },
            ],
        },
    ],
}

config2.js

// Example config.js

module.exports = {
  endpoint: 'https://your.domain.com/api/v4/',
	executionTimeout: 1440, // minutes
  token: '**gitlab_token**',
  platform: 'gitlab',
  onboardingConfig: {
    extends: ['config:base'],
  },
  repositories: ['john/large-repo', 'doe/huge-repo'],
};

config3.js

// Example config.js

module.exports = {
    endpoint: 'https://your.domain.com/api/v4/',
    token: '**gitlab_token**',
    platform: 'gitlab',
    persistRepoData: true,
    onboardingConfig: {
        extends: ['config:base'],
    },
    repositories: ['john/repo'],
}