# Drone

> Drone is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the CI/CD & deployment category. Container-native continuous integration platform. It has 38,487 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to GitHub Actions / CircleCI.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/harness/harness |
| Website | https://www.harness.io/open-source |
| GitHub stars | 38,487 |
| Forks | 3,412 |
| Open issues | 99 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Categories | CI/CD & Deployment |
| Commits, last 12 months | 530 |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 (Apr 20, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 7, 2014 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: continuous-delivery, continuous-integration, go, build-pipelines, build-automation, docker, ci, ci-cd, hacktoberfest, git

## Install

Drone ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/harness/harness for the image name and environment variables.

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## Drone replaces

- [GitHub Actions / CircleCI alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/github-actions): Hosted continuous integration services that build and test code on every push.

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