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Spec sheet

Purpose
Woodpecker is a CI/CD engine with extensibility.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Deployment
The Docker Compose guide shows a server and agent deployment, persistent server data, and shared-secret authentication between the server and agents.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Founded
2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Database
Woodpecker uses SQLite by default; PostgreSQL and MySQL are also listed as database options.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Execution backends
Agents can use Docker, Kubernetes, or Local backends, with backend availability varying by host operating system.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Extension security
Woodpecker signs HTTP requests to extensions, which may receive private information and return configurations that can be executed.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Extensions
External HTTP extensions can modify or generate pipeline configuration and provide registry credentials or secrets.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Forge integrations
Built-in forge support includes GitHub, Gitea, Forgejo, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Bitbucket Datacenter.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Installation
Woodpecker is distributed as container images and pre-built binaries; official DEB and RPM packages are built for Linux amd64 and arm64.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Local backend limitation
The local backend runs pipeline commands on the agent host without isolation and is recommended only for trusted private setups.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Multiple forges
Connecting multiple forges is described as experimental and is not recommended for public or otherwise untrusted environments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Pipeline events
Supported forges can trigger pipelines on events such as pushes, tags, and pull requests; release events are not supported for Bitbucket or Bitbucket Datacenter.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Pipeline execution
Woodpecker runs pipeline steps in Docker containers, and plugins can extend pipeline features.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Platform support
The supported-platforms page lists Windows, macOS, and Linux builds for selected components and architectures; backend availability varies by operating system.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Price
The project says Woodpecker is open source and free, and will always be totally free.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Project history
Woodpecker was forked from Drone 0.8 in 2019 and was originally forked by @laszlocph.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Secret handling
Woodpecker supports repository, organization, and global secrets, and warns that externally sourced secrets may be exposed in pipeline logs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Security limitation
The Local backend runs pipeline commands without isolation and is recommended only for private setups where code and pipelines are trusted.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Support channels
The project lists Matrix, Mastodon, and Bluesky as community links.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
User access
Woodpecker uses OAuth2 authentication through the configured forge and does not have its own user registration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org
Workflows
A project can have multiple workflows that depend on one another.Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org

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Woodpecker CI Free Free; Woodpecker says it will always be free. Open-source CI/CD engine · self-hosted installation Read 7 Oct 2026 · woodpecker-ci.org

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