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Course Outline
Lightweight CI Sovereignty
- The risks of vendor lock-in and secret exposure associated with cloud CI/CD services.
- Core design principles of Woodpecker CI: simplicity, Docker-native architecture, and forge-agnostic compatibility.
- Comparative analysis with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Drone, and Jenkins.
Server and Agent Deployment
- Docker Compose stack setup: server, agents, and database.
- Configuring environment variables and Forge OAuth registration.
- Agent labeling, capacity planning, and resource limit management.
Pipeline Authoring
- Understanding woodpecker.yml syntax: steps, services, and conditions.
- Selecting Docker images and mounting workspaces.
- Implementing parallel execution and dependency chains.
Forge Integration
- Webhook configuration for Gitea and Forgejo.
- Managing branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag events.
- Reporting commit statuses and generating badges.
Secrets and Security
- Managing repository, organization, and global secret scopes.
- Injecting credentials into deployment stages.
- Ensuring network isolation and distinguishing between trusted and untrusted agents.
Matrix Builds and Caching
- Creating test matrices for multiple languages and versions.
- Using cache plugins for dependency directories.
- Uploading artifacts to S3-compatible storage.
Operations
- Monitoring server logs, agent telemetry, and queue status.
- Scaling agents horizontally using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.
- Backing up and restoring pipeline history and secrets.
Requirements
- Intermediate proficiency in Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of Linux server administration and Docker.
- Familiarity with the administration of Gitea or Forgejo.
Target Audience
- DevOps teams seeking lightweight, self-hosted CI solutions for Gitea/Forgejo.
- Organizations looking to avoid SaaS offerings like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
- Small to medium-sized teams desiring pipeline control 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.
