Any suggestions for a self-hosted CI that can also be run locally? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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I left Github a while ago and have been relying on simple pre-push scripts in my workflow, but would like to be able to test PRs from others without putting my machine at risk. Besides codeberg and radicle (neither of which have reliable CI), I also have a build machine, where I could run CI jobs, however it is important that the CI jobs can also run locally so that external people do not require access to the build machine.

Is there a CI that can do those things (run locally and remotely)?

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[-] drspod@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

would like to be able to test PRs from others without putting my machine at risk

I know what you mean, but do you not read the diff? Are you working on codebases that are so obfuscated that you can't spot a malicious command?

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What if they pull in a new dependency with a CVE or that executes malicious code? How am I supposed to check that? Or what if I miss a bug in the justfile or shell script?

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[-] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Run your CI in a sandbox.
For example gitlab allows you to run in a docker image.
Unless the attacker knows a docker CVE or is willing to waste a specter style 0-day on you, the most they can do is waste your cpu cycles.

[-] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep. Hell, be very paranoid and run it in a container on a runner VM on your box if you like.

And you can use podman or sysbox there.

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