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Course Outline
Achieving Lightweight CI Sovereignty
- Understanding how cloud CI/CD services can lead to vendor lock-in and expose sensitive data.
- Woodpecker CI's core design principles: simplicity, Docker-native architecture, and forge-agnosticism.
- Comparative analysis with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Drone, and Jenkins.
Deploying Servers and Agents
- Setting up the Docker Compose stack, including the server, agents, and database.
- Configuring environment variables and registering for Forge OAuth.
- Managing agent labels, capacity planning, and setting resource limits.
Writing Pipelines
- Mastering the woodpecker.yml syntax, covering steps, services, and conditional logic.
- Selecting appropriate Docker images and mounting workspaces.
- Implementing parallel execution and managing dependency chains.
Integrating with Forges
- Configuring webhooks for both Gitea and Forgejo.
- Setting up branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag-based events.
- Reporting commit statuses and generating badges.
Managing Secrets and Security
- Understanding secret scopes: repository, organization, and global levels.
- Injecting credentials into deployment stages securely.
- Ensuring network isolation and distinguishing between trusted and untrusted agents.
Matrix Builds and Caching Strategies
- Executing test matrices for multiple languages and versions.
- Utilizing the cache plugin for dependency directories to speed up builds.
- Uploading artifacts to S3-compatible storage solutions.
Operations and Maintenance
- Monitoring server logs, agent telemetry, and queue status.
- Horizontally scaling agents using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.
- Performing backups and restores of pipeline history and secrets.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Git and experience with CI/CD pipelines at an intermediate level.
- Knowledge of Linux server administration and Docker.
- Familiarity with administering Gitea or Forgejo.
Target Audience
- DevOps teams seeking a lightweight, self-hosted CI solution for Gitea/Forgejo.
- Organizations aiming to avoid the SaaS model of GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
- Small to medium-sized teams desiring full pipeline sovereignty without unnecessary bloat.
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.
