Drone CI
Open Source Apache-2.0Container-native CI/CD platform with YAML pipelines
Description
Drone is a modern, container-native CI/CD platform that executes pipelines in isolated Docker containers. Configuration is done via a single YAML file in the repository, and each step runs in its own container. Drone supports numerous source code management systems, offers a plugin system, and scales from individual projects to enterprise environments.
Preview
Platforms
Web Linux Windows macOS Docker
Replaces the following proprietary tools
GitHub Actions → Drone CI
CircleCI → Drone CI
Travis CI → Drone CI
Self-Hosting
Drone CI can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Visit the official documentation for installation instructions.
Documentation →Categories
Tags
#container
#yaml
#go
#plugins
#docker
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