After deploying k3s on one of my servers (which I will post about later) I searched for a solution to manage the components deployed on it. My first thought was to use terraform, but it has several drawbacks when it comes to k8s and helm support. Additionally it needs managing unnecessary state files managing even for that simple task. While it may be worth sticking to one tool if everything is in it, this was not the case for me this time....
For years I’ve been using my private git server. I started with Gogs, then moved to Gitea, and soon I’m updating to Forgejo. Initially, I only used it to store some non-public repositories (as private repos on GitHub were not free back then). However, for quite some time now, I’ve been using it to store the configuration of my personal servers. As a result, I needed a CI/CD system, and that’s where Woodpecker comes in....
Have you ever wondered how to keep up with the latest releases of all the dependencies you use? Do you hate it when you forget and then have to fix a lot of code because there have been multiple releases in the meantime? Well, I do. And that’s where Renovate can help. All you need to do is install Renovate, configure a bot user for your Git server, pass the credentials to the Renovate configuration, and set up a cron job for it....
