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Course Outline
Lightweight CI Sovereignty
- Analysis of vendor lock-in and data exposure risks associated with commercial cloud CI/CD platforms.
- Woodpecker CI architectural principles: prioritizing simplicity, native Docker integration, and forge independence for government use cases.
- Evaluation against GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Drone, and Jenkins.
Server and Agent Deployment
- Implementation of a Docker Compose environment comprising the server, worker agents, and database components.
- Configuration of environment variables and OAuth registration with supported code hosting providers.
- Management of agent labels, workload capacity planning, and resource constraints.
Pipeline Authoring
- Syntax definition for woodpecker.yml, including task steps, service containers, and conditional execution rules.
- Selection of Docker base images and configuration of shared workspace mounts.
- Implementation of parallel job execution and dependency sequencing.
Forge Integration
- Webhook setup procedures for Gitea and Forgejo instances.
- Configuration of branch filtering, pull request triggers, and tag-based event handlers.
- Procedures for updating commit status indicators and generating compliance badges.
Secrets and Security
- Management of secret scopes at the repository, organization, and global levels.
- Secure injection of credentials during deployment phases.
- Enforcement of network isolation protocols and distinction between trusted and untrusted execution agents.
Matrix Builds and Caching
- Execution of multi-language and multi-version testing matrices.
- Utilization of the caching plugin for dependency directories to optimize build times.
- Transfer of build artifacts to S3-compatible storage systems.
Operations
- Monitoring server logs, agent telemetry, and job queue status.
- Horizontal scaling of agents using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes infrastructure.
- Procedures for backing up and restoring pipeline history and secure credentials.
Requirements
- Demonstrated proficiency in Git version control and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) workflows.
- Competency in Linux system administration and containerization technologies, specifically Docker.
- Practical experience managing Gitea or Forgejo repository hosting services.
Intended Audience
- DevOps personnel requiring lightweight, self-hosted CI solutions compatible with Gitea and Forgejo. for government use cases involving data sovereignty.
- Agencies and organizations seeking to mitigate reliance on proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
- Small-to-medium enterprises and teams prioritizing complete pipeline control while minimizing operational 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.
