How to Install Woodpecker on Alpine Linux Latest

Woodpecker is a modern, open-source continuous integration platform that lets you automate your testing and deployment tasks. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and configure Woodpecker on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before beginning with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A server running Alpine Linux Latest.
  • A non-root user with sudo privileges.
  • Docker

Step 1 - Installing Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for Woodpecker. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apk add git docker py3-pip

Step 2 - Installing Docker Compose

Docker Compose is required to install Woodpecker. Run the following command to download and install Docker Compose:

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Step 3 - Installing Woodpecker

To install Woodpecker, you need to clone the Woodpecker repository on your server. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker.git

Step 4 - Configuring Woodpecker

After cloning the Woodpecker repository, change the directory to the cloned repository and copy the sample configuration file:

cd woodpecker
cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file in your preferred text editor and configure the settings according to your requirements.

Step 5 - Running Woodpecker

To run Woodpecker, use the following command:

docker-compose up -d

This will start the Woodpecker server and all the required services.

Step 6 - Accessing Woodpecker

After successfully running Woodpecker, you can access it on http://<server-ip>:5000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Woodpecker on Alpine Linux Latest. You also learned how to access the Woodpecker web UI. Start exploring the Woodpecker platform and automate your testing and deployment tasks.