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Course Outline
CI Sovereignty Made Lightweight
- Understanding how cloud-based CI/CD services can lead to vendor lock-in and security vulnerabilities.
- Core design principles of Woodpecker CI: simplicity, native Docker support, and forge independence.
- Comparative analysis with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Drone, and Jenkins.
Deploying the Server and Agents
- Setting up a Docker Compose stack comprising the server, agents, and database.
- Configuring environment variables and registering for Forge OAuth access.
- Managing agent labels, planning capacity, and setting resource limits.
Authoring Pipelines
- Mastery of the woodpecker.yml syntax, including steps, services, and conditional logic.
- Selecting appropriate Docker images and mounting workspaces.
- Implementing parallel execution and handling dependency chains.
Integrating with Code Repositories
- Configuring webhooks for Gitea and Forgejo connections.
- Setting up branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag-based events.
- Utilizing commit status reporting and badge generation features.
Managing Secrets and Security
- Understanding secret scopes: repository, organization, and global levels.
- Injecting credentials securely during deployment phases.
- Ensuring network isolation and distinguishing between trusted and untrusted agents.
Matrix Builds and Caching Strategies
- Executing multi-language and multi-version test matrices.
- Leveraging cache plugins for dependency directories to speed up builds.
- Uploading artifacts to S3-compatible storage solutions.
Operational Management
- Monitoring server logs, agent telemetry, and queue status.
- Horizontally scaling agents using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.
- Performing backups and restoring pipeline history along with secrets.
Requirements
- Intermediate proficiency in Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Linux server administration and Docker.
- Background in administering Gitea or Forgejo environments.
Target Audience
- DevOps teams seeking a lightweight, self-hosted CI solution for Gitea/Forgejo.
- Organizations looking to move away from SaaS offerings like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
- Small to medium-sized teams desiring full control over their pipelines without unnecessary complexity.
14 Hours
Testimonials (2)
I like that I've got immediately answer to my questions.
Szabolcs Kriston - Ericsson
Course - Advanced GitLab
I liked the easy communication between trainer and us, care given to our problems, insights and additional knowledge provided in anwers to our questions. I liked the pace, it didn't feel rushed at any point, even with technical problems. Each subject was taken care of properly.
