How to Install Drone on NetBSD

Drone is a continuous integration and delivery platform that helps developers automate testing and deployment of their applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Drone on a NetBSD server.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD server with root access
• Docker installed on the NetBSD server

Step 1: Install Docker on NetBSD

Before starting the installation process, make sure that Docker is installed on your NetBSD server. If Docker is not installed, you can install it by running the following command:

pkgin install docker

Step 2: Create a Drone Configuration File

Next, you need to create a Drone configuration file. The configuration file specifies the settings for your Drone installation, such as the database and secret keys. You can create a config file with the following command:

cat > drone.env << EOF
DRONE_DATABASE_DRIVER=sqlite3
DRONE_DATABASE_DATASOURCE=/var/lib/drone/drone.sqlite
DRONE_SECRET=YOUR_RANDOM_SECRET_HERE
DRONE_GITHUB_CLIENT=YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID_HERE
DRONE_GITHUB_SECRET=YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE
DRONE_SERVER_HOST=YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_HOSTNAME_HERE
DRONE_SERVER_PROTO=http
DRONE_LOGS_DEBUG=true
EOF

Replace YOUR_RANDOM_SECRET_HERE with a random string to secure your installation. You can generate a random string using a tool like pwgen.

Replace YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID_HERE and YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE with the client ID and client secret of your GitHub application.

Replace YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_HOSTNAME_HERE with the IP address or hostname of your NetBSD server.

Step 3: Create a Drone Directory

Next, you need to create a directory for your Drone installation. You can create the directory with the following command:

mkdir -p /var/lib/drone

Step 4: Start Drone

Now you can start the Drone container with the following command:

docker run \
  --volume=/var/lib/drone:/data \
  --env-file=/path/to/drone.env \
  --publish=80:80 \
  --publish=443:443 \
  --restart=always \
  --detach=true \
  --name=drone \
  drone/drone:1

Replace /path/to/drone.env with the path to your Drone configuration file.

Step 5: Verify that Drone is Running

To verify that Drone is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP_OR_HOSTNAME_HERE. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the Drone login page.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now have Drone installed and running on your NetBSD server. With Drone, you can automate the testing and deployment of your applications, making your development process faster and more efficient.

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