tekton Installation Guide Installation Guide

tekton is a free and open-source cloud-native CI/CD pipelines. Tekton provides Kubernetes-native CI/CD building blocks, serving as an open framework for creating CI/CD systems

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores recommended

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 1GB for installation

Network: Kubernetes cluster access

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 9097 (default tekton port)

Dashboard on 9097

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 tekton
sudo dnf install -y tekton

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tekton-pipelines

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9097/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install tekton
sudo apt install -y tekton

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tekton-pipelines

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9097

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Install tekton
sudo pacman -S tekton

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tekton-pipelines

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Install tekton
apk add --no-cache tekton

# Enable and start service
rc-update add tekton-pipelines default
rc-service tekton-pipelines start

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Install tekton
sudo zypper install -y tekton

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tekton-pipelines

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9097/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install tekton

# Start service
brew services start tekton

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install tekton

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'tekton-pipelines_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service tekton-pipelines start

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install tekton

# Or using Scoop
scoop install tekton

# Verify installation
tkn version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
tkn version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable tekton-pipelines

# Start service
sudo systemctl start tekton-pipelines

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop tekton-pipelines

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart tekton-pipelines

# Check status
sudo systemctl status tekton-pipelines

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u tekton-pipelines -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add tekton-pipelines default

# Start service
rc-service tekton-pipelines start

# Stop service
rc-service tekton-pipelines stop

# Restart service
rc-service tekton-pipelines restart

# Check status
rc-service tekton-pipelines status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'tekton-pipelines_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service tekton-pipelines start

# Stop service
service tekton-pipelines stop

# Restart service
service tekton-pipelines restart

# Check status
service tekton-pipelines status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep tekton

powershell

# Start service
net start tekton-pipelines

# Stop service
net stop tekton-pipelines

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service tekton-pipelines
Stop-Service tekton-pipelines
Restart-Service tekton-pipelines

# Check status
Get-Service tekton-pipelines

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream tekton_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9097;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://tekton_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 tekton.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://tekton.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName tekton.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/tekton.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/tekton.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9097/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9097/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend tekton_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/tekton.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend tekton_backend

backend tekton_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server tekton1 127.0.0.1:9097 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9097/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 tekton-pipelines

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u tekton-pipelines -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop tekton-pipelines

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start tekton-pipelines

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u tekton-pipelines -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/tekton/tekton.log

# Check configuration
tkn version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/tekton

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9097

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9097

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9097

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  tekton:
    image: tekton:latest
    ports:
      - "9097:9097"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/tekton
      - ./data:/var/lib/tekton
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu tekton

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade tekton

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update tekton

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade tekton

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart tekton-pipelines

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.tekton.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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