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Course Outline

Lightweight CI Sovereignty

  • Understanding how cloud CI/CD services can lead to vendor lock-in and expose secrets.
  • Woodpecker CI’s design principles: simplicity, Docker-native compatibility, and forge-agnostic operation.
  • Comparing Woodpecker CI 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 registering Forge OAuth.
  • Utilizing agent labels, capacity planning, and defining resource limits.

Pipeline Authoring

  • Mastering the woodpecker.yml syntax, including steps, services, and conditions.
  • Selecting Docker images and mounting workspaces.
  • Implementing parallel execution and dependency chains.

Forge Integration

  • Configuring webhooks for Gitea and Forgejo.
  • Managing branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag events.
  • Handling commit status reporting and badge generation.

Secrets and Security

  • Managing secret scopes at the repository, organization, and global levels.
  • Injecting credentials for deployment stages.
  • Ensuring network isolation and distinguishing between trusted and untrusted agents.

Matrix Builds and Caching

  • Setting up test matrices for multiple languages and versions.
  • Utilizing the cache plugin 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-level experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Knowledge of Linux server administration and Docker.
  • Familiarity with Gitea or Forgejo administration.

Audience

  • DevOps teams seeking a lightweight, self-hosted CI solution for Gitea/Forgejo.
  • Organisations aiming to move away from GitHub Actions or GitLab CI SaaS.
  • Small-to-medium teams desiring full pipeline control without unnecessary complexity.
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