cognifloyd/drone-charts

Drone is a tool that automatically builds, tests, and deploys software code every time a developer commits changes. This repository provides the configuration packages, called Helm charts, needed to install and run Drone on Kubernetes, which is a popular system for managing applications across many servers. It is a community-maintained fork of the official Drone charts, kept up to date by an independent developer. The repository works with Helm, a tool that simplifies deploying applications to Kubernetes. Instead of manually configuring all the individual pieces, you use these charts to tell Kubernetes exactly how to set up Drone. The project includes two main pieces: the chart for the Drone server itself, and a separate chart for a "runner" component that actually executes the build tasks. You install the server first, then add the runner to start processing builds. This project is for engineering teams or technical founders who already use Kubernetes to host their infrastructure and want to set up Drone as their continuous integration system. For example, a startup running its applications on Kubernetes could use these charts to quickly spin up a system that automatically runs tests on every pull request before merging code. The README doesn't go into deep detail on configuration, pointing instead to the separate documentation for each chart and the broader Drone documentation site. One practical tradeoff worth noting is that the project only supports Kubernetes versions released within the last twelve months. While the charts might technically work on older versions, the maintainer only provides support for recent releases. This reflects the fast pace of change in the Kubernetes ecosystem but means teams need to keep their infrastructure relatively up to date to use this project reliably.