How to Install Drone on Windows 11

Drone is a popular, open-source continuous integration and delivery platform that enables developers to automate build, test, and deployment workflows. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install Drone on Windows 11:

Prerequisites

Before installing Drone, make sure you have the following:

• Windows 11 computer with Docker installed
• Docker Compose
• Git client
• Drone Server and Agent image

Steps

1. Clone the Drone server repository:

git clone https://github.com/drone/drone-docker.git

2. Navigate to the cloned repository:

cd drone-docker

3. Open the docker-compose.yml file:

nano docker-compose.yml

4. Add the following lines at the bottom of the file:

services:
  drone-server:
    image: drone/drone:latest
    ports:
      - 80:80
      - 443:443
      - 9000:9000
    volumes:
      - ./drone:/data
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - /usr/local/bin/docker:/usr/bin/docker
      - /var/lib/docker:/var/lib/docker
    restart: always
    environment:
      - DRONE_SERVER_HOST=your.server.domain
      - DRONE_SERVER_PROTO=http
      - DRONE_TLS_AUTOCERT=true
      - DRONE_TLS_AUTOCERT_HOSTS=your.server.domain
      - DRONE_GIT_ALWAYS_AUTH=false
      - DRONE_GITEA_SERVER=https://your.gitea.server.com
      - DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_ID=<your client ID>
      - DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_SECRET=<your client secret>
      - DRONE_SECRET=<your secret>
    depends_on:
      - drone-agent

  drone-agent:
    image: drone/drone-runner-docker:latest
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - /usr/local/bin/docker:/usr/bin/docker
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - docker

Make sure to replace the values of the environment variables with your own settings.

5. Save and close the file.

6. Create the drone directory:

mkdir drone

7. Adjust the ownership of the drone directory:

chown -R 1000:1000 drone

8. Start the Docker Compose file:

docker-compose up -d

9. Access the Drone server by opening a web browser and going to:

http://your.server.domain

Where your.server.domain is the domain name where Drone is installed.

10. Login to the Drone server with an administrator user account.

11. Create a new repository and activate the drone.yml file.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Drone on Windows 11!

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