Woodpecker is a continuous integration tool that helps automate software testing and deployment processes. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Woodpecker on Fedora Server latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Woodpecker requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. Run the following commands to install Java:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk
Verify the Java installation by running the following command:
java -version
If Java is installed properly, it should display the Java version information.
Woodpecker requires a database to store its configuration and history data. MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that works well with Woodpecker. Run the following command to install MySQL:
sudo dnf install mysql-server
Start MySQL and enable it to automatically start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mysqld
sudo systemctl enable mysqld
Run the MySQL secure installation script to secure your MySQL installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to complete the MySQL installation.
After MySQL is installed, you need to create a database and a user for Woodpecker. Run the following commands to log in to the MySQL shell:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE woodpecker;
Create a new user and grant it privileges on the new database:
CREATE USER 'woodpeckeruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON woodpecker.* TO 'woodpeckeruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Replace 'yourpassword' with a strong password.
Download the latest version of Woodpecker from the official website. You can choose the version that suits your needs, such as the zip or tarball file. In this tutorial, we will use the zip file.
wget https://woodpecker-ci.org/download/release/latest/woodpecker.zip
Unzip the file:
unzip woodpecker.zip
Move the Woodpecker folder to the /opt directory:
sudo mv woodpecker /opt/
Now that Woodpecker is installed, you need to configure it to connect to the MySQL database you created earlier. Open the config file:
sudo nano /opt/woodpecker/etc/configs/woodpecker.properties
Update the following lines to match your MySQL database configuration:
database.jdbcUrl=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/woodpecker?autoReconnect=true
database.username=woodpeckeruser
database.password=yourpassword
Save and close the file.
To start Woodpecker, run the following command:
sudo /opt/woodpecker/bin/woodpecker start
Verify that Woodpecker is running by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:8080/woodpecker
You should see the Woodpecker login page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Woodpecker on Fedora Server latest. You can now use Woodpecker to automate your software testing and deployment processes.
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