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Course Outline
Lightweight CI Sovereignty
- Understanding how cloud CI/CD services can lead to vendor lock-in and expose sensitive data.
- Core design principles of Woodpecker CI: simplicity, Docker-native support, and forge agnosticism.
- Comparative analysis with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Drone, and Jenkins.
Server and Agent Deployment
- Setting up the Docker Compose stack comprising the server, agents, and database.
- Configuring environment variables and managing OAuth registration for your Forge instance.
- Managing agent labels, capacity planning, and resource constraints.
Pipeline Authoring
- Mastery of woodpecker.yml syntax, including steps, services, and conditional logic.
- Selecting Docker images and mounting workspaces effectively.
- Implementing parallel execution flows and dependency chains.
Forge Integration
- Configuring webhooks for seamless interaction with Gitea and Forgejo.
- Setting up branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag-based events.
- Generating commit status reports and badges.
Secrets and Security
- Managing secrets across repository, organisation, and global scopes.
- Injecting credentials securely during deployment stages.
- Establishing network isolation and distinguishing between trusted and untrusted agents.
Matrix Builds and Caching
- Creating test matrices for multiple languages and versions.
- Utilising cache plugins to accelerate dependency handling.
- Uploading build artifacts to S3-compatible storage solutions.
Operations
- Monitoring server logs, agent telemetry, and job queues.
- Horizontally scaling agents using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes.
- Executing backup and restore procedures for pipeline history and secrets.
Requirements
- Intermediate proficiency in Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of Linux server administration and Docker.
- Familiarity with administering Gitea or Forgejo.
Target Audience
- DevOps teams requiring a lightweight, self-hosted CI solution for Gitea/Forgejo.
- Organisations looking to avoid GitHub Actions or GitLab CI SaaS offerings.
- Small to medium-sized teams seeking full pipeline control 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.
