kraken-ci Installation Guide Installation Guide

kraken-ci is a free and open-source CI/CD system. Kraken provides modern CI/CD system focused on testing

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 50GB for data

Network: HTTP/HTTPS

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default kraken-ci port)

Agent communication

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install kraken-ci
sudo dnf install -y kraken_ci

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kraken-ci

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install kraken-ci
sudo apt install -y kraken_ci

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kraken-ci

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Install kraken-ci
sudo pacman -S kraken_ci

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kraken-ci

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Install kraken-ci
apk add --no-cache kraken_ci

# Enable and start service
rc-update add kraken-ci default
rc-service kraken-ci start

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Install kraken-ci
sudo zypper install -y kraken_ci

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kraken-ci

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install kraken_ci

# Start service
brew services start kraken_ci

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install kraken_ci

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'kraken-ci_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service kraken-ci start

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install kraken_ci

# Or using Scoop
scoop install kraken_ci

# Verify installation
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/kraken_ci

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
kraken-ci --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable kraken-ci

# Start service
sudo systemctl start kraken-ci

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop kraken-ci

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart kraken-ci

# Check status
sudo systemctl status kraken-ci

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u kraken-ci -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add kraken-ci default

# Start service
rc-service kraken-ci start

# Stop service
rc-service kraken-ci stop

# Restart service
rc-service kraken-ci restart

# Check status
rc-service kraken-ci status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'kraken-ci_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service kraken-ci start

# Stop service
service kraken-ci stop

# Restart service
service kraken-ci restart

# Check status
service kraken-ci status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start kraken_ci
brew services stop kraken_ci
brew services restart kraken_ci

# Check status
brew services list | grep kraken_ci

powershell

# Start service
net start kraken-ci

# Stop service
net stop kraken-ci

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service kraken-ci
Stop-Service kraken-ci
Restart-Service kraken-ci

# Check status
Get-Service kraken-ci

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream kraken_ci_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name kraken_ci.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name kraken_ci.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/kraken_ci.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/kraken_ci.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://kraken_ci_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName kraken_ci.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://kraken_ci.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName kraken_ci.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/kraken_ci.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/kraken_ci.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend kraken_ci_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/kraken_ci.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend kraken_ci_backend

backend kraken_ci_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server kraken_ci1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R kraken_ci:kraken_ci /etc/kraken_ci
sudo chmod 750 /etc/kraken_ci

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status kraken-ci

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u kraken-ci -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep kraken_ci)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/kraken_ci"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/kraken_ci-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/kraken_ci /var/lib/kraken_ci

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/kraken_ci-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop kraken-ci

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/kraken_ci/kraken_ci-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start kraken-ci

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u kraken-ci -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/kraken_ci/kraken_ci.log

# Check configuration
kraken-ci --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/kraken_ci

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep kraken_ci)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep kraken_ci)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  kraken_ci:
    image: kraken_ci:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/kraken_ci
      - ./data:/var/lib/kraken_ci
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update kraken_ci

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade kraken_ci

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu kraken_ci

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade kraken_ci

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update kraken_ci

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade kraken_ci

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/kraken_ci-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/kraken_ci

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart kraken-ci

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/kraken_ci

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/kraken_ci -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/kraken_ci

Official Documentation: https://docs.kraken_ci.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/kraken_ci/kraken_ci

Community Forum: https://forum.kraken_ci.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.kraken_ci.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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