Codefresh has recently open-sourced the Codefresh Runner, a native Kubernetes application for running CI/CD pipelines inside any Kubernetes cluster, either on a public cloud or behind the firewall in a private cluster.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines are by their own nature a perfect workload for moving to a Kubernetes cluster. In most software organizations the number of active pipelines is always changing across time. For example, just before a software release happens, the number of active pipelines will skyrocket as engineers are rushing to implement last-minute features and fixes.

Auto-scaling workloads is one of the built-in characteristics of a Kubernetes cluster. Placing CI/CD pipelines in a Kubernetes cluster is an obvious choice as this will make them take advantage of the auto-scaling feature without any other configuration.

The Codefresh Runner not only allows you to take advantage of Kubernetes scalability for CI/CD pipelines but also comes with several advantages for dealing with security and compliance of the data and services used in CI/CD pipelines.

Secure Services in a CI/CD Pipeline

Companies that have strict security limitations are always facing a tough choice when it comes to using a new software tool. The usual option is to install the tool on-premise and spend considerable effort on maintenance and monitoring it. The other choice is to use the public cloud and accept all the risks associated with it.

The Codefresh Runner is taking the best of both worlds by implementing a Hybrid solution. The Runner itself is installed inside a private Kubernetes cluster. This way it gets access to all secure services such as Git repositories, Docker registries, and other databases that the organization already maintains.

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