Woodpecker is an open-source continuous integration tool that aims to simplify building, testing, and deploying software. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Woodpecker on Arch Linux.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that your Arch Linux system is up-to-date with the latest system updates and packages.
Woodpecker requires Docker to run, so we need to install Docker first. You can easily install Docker using the following command:
sudo pacman -S docker
After the installation, start and enable the Docker service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start docker.service
sudo systemctl enable docker.service
Now that we have Docker installed and running, let's proceed with the installation of Woodpecker. We can install it by cloning the official GitHub repository of Woodpecker. To clone the repository, use the following command:
git clone https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker.git
Next, we need to build the Woodpecker Docker image using the following command:
cd woodpecker
sudo docker build -t woodpecker .
This command will take some time to build the Woodpecker Docker image, as it will download and install all the required dependencies.
After building the Docker image, we need to configure Woodpecker to use the correct Docker image. To do this, we need to edit the woodpecker.yaml file located in the conf directory of the Woodpecker installation folder. Use the following command to open the file:
nano conf/woodpecker.yaml
Edit the image property and set it to the name of our Docker image: woodpecker. Save the changes and exit.
We are now ready to start Woodpecker. We can start the Woodpecker Docker container using the following command:
sudo docker run --name woodpecker -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v $(pwd)/conf:/conf -p 5000:5000 -d woodpecker
This command will start the Woodpecker container in detached mode and map the container's 5000 port to the host's 5000 port.
Finally, we can access Woodpecker by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000. This will take us to the Woodpecker dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Woodpecker on Arch Linux. Now you can use Woodpecker to automate your software development workflows.
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