Drone

Drone CI

Open SourceApache-2.0

Container-native CI/CD platform with YAML pipelines

Difficulty
●● Medium
Last check
2026-08-06

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

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Platforms

WebLinuxWindowsmacOSDocker

Replaces the following proprietary tools

GitHub ActionsDrone CI
CircleCIDrone CI
Travis CIDrone 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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