In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Drone on FreeBSD latest version. Drone is a Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) platform that allows you to automate software testing and deployment processes. It supports a range of languages and technologies, making it a popular choice for developers and DevOps teams.
Before we begin, make sure that your FreeBSD server has the following prerequisites installed:
If you haven't installed these prerequisites, you can install them with the following commands:
pkg install docker git
To install Drone, we will be using the CLI (Command Line Interface). First, we need to install the CLI.
curl -L https://github.com/drone/drone-cli/releases/latest/download/drone_freebsd_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx
sudo install -t /usr/local/bin drone
Once you have installed the Drone CLI, you need to configure it. You will need to create a configuration file and set the Drone server URL and access token. You can create a configuration file using the following command:
mkdir -p ~/.drone
touch ~/.drone/drone.yml
You can then edit the configuration file by adding the following lines:
kind: pipeline
type: docker
name: default
steps:
- name: build
image: alpine:latest
commands:
- echo "Hello, World!"
The next step is to start the Drone server. You can start the server using the following command:
docker run \
--volume=/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
--env=DRONE_GITHUB_SERVER=https://github.com \
--env=DRONE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=${DRONE_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID} \
--env=DRONE_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=${DRONE_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET} \
--env=DRONE_SERVER_HOST=${DRONE_SERVER_HOST} \
--env=DRONE_SERVER_PROTO=${DRONE_SERVER_PROTO} \
--publish=8080:80 \
--publish=8443:443 \
--restart=always \
--detach=true \
--name=drone \
drone/drone:2
Visit your Drone server URL and you will be prompted to configure the Drone UI. Follow the instructions provided by the UI to complete the configuration.
Now that Drone is installed and configured, you can create a pipeline to test and deploy your application. You can create a pipeline by using the following command:
drone build create my-repo-here
You can replace "my-repo-here" with the name of your repository.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Drone on your FreeBSD latest server. Now you can use it to automate your CI/CD processes.
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