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How do you add an environment variable across pipeline.yml for BuildKite?

The BuildKite documentation suggests that you can add environment variables that will apply to a whole pipeline.yml file, but doesn't actually show you how to do it.

I tried something like:

CONCURRENCY=10

steps:

  - label: ":rocket: Let's kick this pig"
    concurrency: $CONCURRENCY

  - label: ":explosion: All out of bubble-gum"
    concurrency: $CONCURRENCY

But I got a syntax error.

Solution

  • You specify them in an env block, similar to specifying the environment variables for a step.

    env:
   CONCURRENCY: 10

steps:

  - label: ":rocket: Let's kick this pig"
    concurrency: $CONCURRENCY

  - label: ":explosion: All out of bubble-gum"
    concurrency: $CONCURRENCY

    Which make sense, ymling all the way down.