From 449000dfb3120001d50b517f28f127f22f0ae112 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: continuist <continuist02@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:31:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add missing step to start the Forgejo runner

---
 CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md b/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
index ab8538f..e1a3627 100644
--- a/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
+++ b/CI_CD_PIPELINE_SETUP_GUIDE.md
@@ -927,7 +927,24 @@ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl enable forgejo-runner.service
 ```
 
-#### 7.4 Test Runner Configuration
+#### 7.4 Start Service
+
+```bash
+# Start the Forgejo runner service
+sudo systemctl start forgejo-runner.service
+
+# Verify the service is running
+sudo systemctl status forgejo-runner.service
+```
+
+**Expected Output**: The service should show "active (running)" status.
+
+**What this does**: 
+- Starts the Forgejo runner daemon as a system service
+- The runner will now be available to accept and execute workflows from your Forgejo instance
+- The service will automatically restart if it crashes or the system reboots
+
+#### 7.5 Test Runner Configuration
 
 ```bash
 # Check if the runner is running