Self-Hosted CI/CD Homelabs: Build, Automate, and Secure Local DevOps Pipelines with Jenkins, Drone, Gitea, and ArgoCD

By Vihaan Kulkarni

Build, Automate, and Secure Your Own Self-Hosted DevOps Pipeline - No Cloud Required.

In an era where cloud CI/CD platforms dominate, self-hosting your entire DevOps pipeline is the ultimate way to regain control, privacy, and performance.
Self-Hosted CI/CD Homelabs: Build, Automate, and Secure Local DevOps Pipelines with Jenkins, Drone, Gitea, and ArgoCD is the definitive, hands-on guide to architecting, deploying, and operating a complete CI/CD ecosystem on your own infrastructure - from code commit to production deployment.

Written for developers, DevOps engineers, SREs, and serious homelab enthusiasts, this book walks you through every step of building a fully automated, production-ready pipeline using modern 2025-era tools. You'll learn how to integrate Gitea for Git-based collaboration, Drone and Jenkins for build and test automation, Harbor for private container image management, and ArgoCD for GitOps-driven deployment - all secured, monitored, and self-managed in your homelab.

What You'll LearnSet up and integrate the full CI/CD stack - Gitea, Drone, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Harbor, Vault, Prometheus, and Grafana.Automate local builds, testing, and deployments with Docker Compose, Ansible, and Helm-based workflows.Implement GitOps principles for consistent, declarative application delivery with rollback and drift detection.Secure pipelines end-to-end using HashiCorp Vault, TLS termination, RBAC, and signed container images.Monitor and troubleshoot efficiently with Prometheus metrics, Loki logs, and Grafana dashboards.Back up and restore your stack using Restic, Velero, and Ansible playbooks for disaster recovery.Deploy a full-stack end-to-end CI/CD project - from source commit to automated deployment and observability.Inside You'll Find8 comprehensive, fully practical chapters that progressively build your local DevOps environment.Step-by-step practice labs for every major component.Real YAML, Docker Compose, Helm, and Terraform templates for reproducible automation.Modern integrations with Drone Runners, Kubernetes, GitOps, Vault secrets, and observability stacks.Appendices packed with CLI cheat sheets, troubleshooting guides, and security checklists.Why This Book Stands Out

Unlike theoretical DevOps handbooks, this guide is purely practical and reproducible - designed for readers who prefer to build, test, break, and fix their own environments. Every workflow is explained in detail, every configuration tested, and every lab mirrors a real-world automation scenario.

Whether you're running a single-node homelab on Proxmox or a multi-node CI/CD cluster, this book gives you the architecture, playbooks, and confidence to operate your own private DevOps platform - completely cloud-independent and future-proof.

Reclaim your DevOps autonomy. Build smarter. Automate locally. Deploy anywhere.
Your homelab is now your production-grade CI/CD platform - and this book shows you exactly how to do it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVWRDFGZ
• ISBN13: 9798269497167
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"