How to install drone on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of the drone on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of MXLinux Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Access to the internet

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing the drone, it is recommended to update the system packages to their latest versions using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Docker

Drone is a container-based application, so we need to install Docker on our system first. Run the following command to install Docker on MXLinux Latest:

sudo apt install docker.io -y

After the installation completes, enable the Docker service to start automatically at system startup by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now docker

Step 3: Install Drone

Once Docker is installed, we can proceed with the drone installation. We can download the drone binary using the following command:

curl -L https://github.com/drone/drone-cli/releases/latest/download/drone_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx

After the download completes, move the binary file to the /usr/local/bin directory using the following command:

sudo install -t /usr/local/bin drone

Now verify the installation by running the following command:

drone --version

If the installation is successful, you should see the version of the drone binary.

Step 4: Configure Drone

Before using drone, we need to configure it with our GitHub/GitLab or any other SCM provider account.

First, create a personal access token for the SCM provider you are using, which can be used to connect with drone. Then, create a configuration file named drone-runner-exec under the /etc/drone-runner-exec/ directory using the following command:

sudo mkdir /etc/drone-runner-exec/
sudo touch /etc/drone-runner-exec/config.yaml
sudo nano /etc/drone-runner-exec/config.yaml

In the configuration file, paste the following code and replace the values with your details:

concurrency: 2
ssh_key: |
  -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
  YOUR RSA PRIVATE KEY
  -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
  # NOTE: We use | to denote multi-line secret variables
git:
  clone:
    no_verify: true
pipeline:
  steps:
    - name: environment variables
      image: plugins/env
      settings:
        MAVEN_SETTINGS_SERVER_ID:
          from_secret: Maven_Settings_Server_Id
        MAVEN_SETTINGS_USERNAME:
          from_secret: Maven_Settings_Username
        MAVEN_SETTINGS_PASSWORD:
          from_secret: Maven_Settings_Password

Once you have made the necessary changes to the configuration file, save and exit the file.

Step 5: Start Drone

Now start the drone-runner-exec service using the following command:

sudo systemctl enable --now drone-runner-exec

After the service starts successfully, access the drone web interface by navigating to http://<SERVER_IP>:80 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed and configured the drone on MXLinux Latest. You can now use drone to automate your CI/CD pipelines with ease.