# Woodpecker CI Self-Hosted Continuous Integration Engine

> Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful self-hosted CI/CD engine written in Go with great extensibility. It runs pipelines defined in YAML, supports plugins for extensibility, uses minimal resources, and is the CI engine behind Codeberg.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/woodpecker-ci-self-hosted-continuous-integration-engine` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/woodpecker-ci-self-hosted-continuous-integration-engine`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/woodpecker-ci-self-hosted-continuous-integration-engine/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/woodpecker-ci-self-hosted-continuous-integration-engine

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# Woodpecker CI Self-Hosted Continuous Integration Engine

Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful self-hosted CI/CD engine written in Go with great extensibility. It runs pipelines defined in YAML, supports plugins for extensibility, uses minimal resources, and is the CI engine behind Codeberg.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/woodpeckerci/woodpecker-server" title="Docker pulls">
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/woodpeckerci/woodpecker-server" alt="Docker pulls">
- It requires around 100 MB of RAM (Server) and 30 MB (Agent) at runtime in idle mode.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Woodpecker can be installed in various ways (see the [Installation Instructions](https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/administration/general)) and runs with SQLite as database by default.
- ## Support
- You can support the project by becoming a backer on [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/woodpecker-ci#category-CONTRIBUTE) or via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/woodpecker-ci).

- Source: https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/woodpecker-ci-self-hosted-continuous-integration/)