Dagger CI/CD Portability

Build portable CI/CD pipelines with Dagger that run identically on any CI platform and local development environments. This guide provides practical setup instructions and production-ready configurations for implementing this on your VPS infrastructure.

Installation and Setup

# Install the tool on your VPS
# Follow the official installation guide for your distribution
# Most tools support Docker-based deployment for easy setup

# Quick start with Docker
docker pull dagger-cicd-portability:latest
docker run -d --name dagger-cicd-portability -p 8080:8080 dagger-cicd-portability:latest

# Or install natively
curl -fsSL https://install.example.com | sh

Core Configuration

The primary configuration covers container-native pipelines and SDK for Go/Python/TypeScript setup. These form the foundation of a working deployment:

# Primary configuration file
# Adjust these settings based on your environment

# Enable core features
container-native pipelines:
  enabled: true
  interval: 300  # seconds

# Configure SDK for Go/Python/TypeScript
SDK for Go/Python/TypeScript:
  enabled: true
  targets:
    - production
    - staging

# Authentication and security
auth:
  type: token
  token_file: /etc/secrets/api-token

local and CI parity Configuration

Setting up local and CI parity is essential for production reliability:

# Configure local and CI parity
# This ensures your setup handles production workloads correctly

# Key settings for local and CI parity:
# 1. Set appropriate resource limits
# 2. Configure health checks
# 3. Enable logging and monitoring
# 4. Set up backup and recovery

resources:
  limits:
    cpu: "2"
    memory: "2Gi"
  requests:
    cpu: "500m"
    memory: "512Mi"

healthCheck:
  enabled: true
  interval: 30s
  timeout: 10s

BuildKit integration Integration

Integrating BuildKit integration provides visibility into system health and performance:

# Set up monitoring and alerting
# Prometheus metrics endpoint
metrics:
  enabled: true
  port: 9090
  path: /metrics

# Alert rules
alerts:
  - name: HighErrorRate
    condition: error_rate > 0.05
    duration: 5m
    severity: critical
    notify:
      - slack
      - email

# Dashboard integration
# Import provided Grafana dashboards for visual monitoring

module composition

• Security: Always use TLS for communication, rotate credentials regularly, and follow the principle of least privilege
• High availability: Run multiple instances behind a load balancer for production workloads
• Backup: Regularly back up configuration and state data
• Updates: Keep the tool updated for security patches and new features
• Documentation: Maintain runbooks for common operations and incident response

Production Deployment

# Systemd service for production
[Unit]
Description=Dagger CI/CD Portability
After=network.target docker.service

[Service]
Type=simple
User=appuser
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/dagger-cicd-portability serve --config /etc/dagger-cicd-portability/config.yaml
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

# Enable and start
sudo systemctl enable --now dagger-cicd-portability

Summary

This tool streamlines container-native pipelines and SDK for Go/Python/TypeScript workflows for DevOps teams. Self-hosting on a VPS provides full control, unlimited usage, and integration with your existing infrastructure. Start with the basic configuration, add monitoring early, and gradually adopt advanced features like BuildKit integration and module composition as your team matures its practices.