Renovate Bot
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This repository is a GitLab repository to run Renovate Bot in a self-hosted GitLab instance via GitLab CI. It provides basic features for dependency updates.

Usage
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On the GitLab instance authorize the user Housekeeper to have access to your repository. The current schedule for this to run is once a week. You'll get a setup MR from Housekeeper within a week. Once it's merged, it'll automatically check your dependencies and inform you about updates.

If you want to run this on your own GitLab instance:

1. Clone this repository and set it up on your own GitLab instance.
2. Create a user for the bot and create and [API access token](https://git.shivering-isles.com/help/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md).
3. Go to Settings -> CI/CD -> Variables of your `renovate bot`-repository. Add a variable called [`RENOVATE_TOKEN`](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/blob/master/docs/development/self-hosting.md#gitlab-ceee) and fill it with the access token from step 2.
4. Setup a [GitLab CI schedule](https://git.saibotk.de/help/user/project/pipelines/schedules.md) for the `renovate bot`-repository to run on a regular basis.
5. Grant your bot user access to repositories you want to have checked.

More information
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- Check the official [renovate bot page](https://renovatebot.com/).
- See the docs about how to [tweak the renovate bot config files](https://docs.renovatebot.com/configuration-options/)
- Feel free to [report issues here](https://git.saibotk.de/saibotk.de/renovate-bot/issues)