Woodpecker CI
Woodpecker CI is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CI/CD & Deployment category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Go. It is a self-hosted alternative to GitHub Actions / CircleCI and ships a Docker image. It has 8,048 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 8,048
- Forks
- 725
- Open issues
- 284
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,371
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.19.0Oct 7, 2026
- Created
- Apr 3, 2019
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 1,371 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases8 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,371 |
| Latest release | v3.19.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 |
| Releases, all time | 103 |
| Open issues | 284 |
| Open pull requests | 99 |
| Good first issues | 4 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 3, 2019 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Woodpecker CI
Simple yet powerful container-based CI/CD engine.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker.
Topics
- ci
- devops
- docker
- woodpeckerci
- automation
- cicd
- kubernetes
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Is Woodpecker CI free and open source?
Yes. Woodpecker CI is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Woodpecker CI with Docker?
Yes. Woodpecker CI provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Woodpecker CI?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Woodpecker CI include Drone, Jenkins and GitLab. Woodpecker CI itself is a self-hosted alternative to GitHub Actions / CircleCI.
Is Woodpecker CI actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Woodpecker CI was on Oct 26, 2026 with 1,371 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.19.0, published Oct 7, 2026. It had 284 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.