What is Woodpecker CI?

Woodpecker CI is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility. OpenSource and free – Woodpecker is and always will be totally free. Based on Docker containers for pipeline execution. Create plugins to extend pipeline features. Multi-workflows allow creating multiple workflows that can depend on each other. Community-driven Drone fork ensuring fully open-source development. Active on Matrix, Mastodon, and Bluesky.

Key Features

✓Docker-based pipelines
✓Multi-workflow support
✓Plugin extensibility
✓YAML configuration
✓Matrix builds
✓Secrets management
✓GitHub/GitLab/Gitea
✓100% free
✓Open-source
✓Community-driven
✓Self-hosted
✓Active community

🔒 Privacy & Data Protection

Woodpecker is community-driven and fully self-hosted. All CI/CD data stays on your infrastructure. For teams wanting Drone alternatives with guaranteed open-source future, Woodpecker delivers European community values.

Best For

Self-hosted CI/CDDrone migrationContainer-native buildsMulti-workflow projectsOpen-source developmentGitOps pipelines

💰 Pricing

Woodpecker is completely free and open-source. Support via Open Collective donations.

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