# woodpecker-ci/woodpecker

Woodpecker is a simple, yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility.

Repository: https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/woodpecker
Homepage: https://woodpecker-ci.org
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ci, devops, docker, woodpeckerci, automation, cicd, kubernetes
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:44:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2709, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7753, forks 658 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:04.782833+00:00)

## What it is
Woodpecker is an open-source, community-driven CI/CD engine forked from Drone 0.8, designed to be lightweight, simple, and fast. It executes pipeline steps in Docker containers, supports multi-workflow pipelines and extensible plugins, and can self-host on minimal hardware like a Raspberry Pi.

## Use cases
- run automated test and build pipelines for my repositories
- self-host a lightweight CI/CD server on a Raspberry Pi or small VPS
- deploy applications automatically after tests pass
- run multiple dependent workflows in parallel across agents
- extend CI pipelines with custom Docker-based plugins
- run pipeline files locally before pushing with woodpecker-cli exec

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source CI/CD tool with no proprietary license restrictions
- you need a lightweight self-hosted CI that runs on low-resource hardware
- you prefer container-based pipeline steps with plugin extensibility
- you want multi-workflow pipelines with dependency management
- you want a community-focused Drone alternative

## When to avoid
- you need a fully managed SaaS CI with zero infrastructure
- you rely on Drone-specific proprietary features or Harness integrations
- you need deep built-in support for non-Docker execution environments
- your team requires extensive enterprise support contracts

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ci-cd, deployment, container-runtime, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: go, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: ci-cd, continuous-integration, continuous-deployment, drone-fork, pipeline, docker-containers, lightweight, raspberry-pi, plugins, devops, automation, containers, docker, kubernetes, linux

## Member repositories
- woodpecker-ci/woodpecker (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.782833+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:35:08.846029+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.782833+00:00, sha 9adc1611d3e0)
  - homepage: https://woodpecker-ci.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.572592+00:00, sha bbb724ae6fa1)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.576007+00:00, sha 683e13a66b3c)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.577713+00:00, sha 87c68c30d569)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/next/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.579201+00:00, sha a46f1d342171)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/3.17/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.580733+00:00, sha a6a23ce117a2)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/3.16/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.582299+00:00, sha 4753a79d7393)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/2.8/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.584103+00:00, sha 3348732a3093)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/plugins/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.585930+00:00, sha c48b68ac7a1c)
  - site_page: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/workflows (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:15.587696+00:00, sha 17944a4699db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.