devsecops-free-cicd

name	devsecops-free-cicd
description	Find free CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and artifact repositories for DevSecOps workflows

Skill: DevSecOps Free CI/CD

Goal

Identify free CI/CD services, build systems, and artifact repositories suitable for development and security pipelines.

Use This Skill When

• Setting up build pipelines without infrastructure costs
• Comparing CI/CD platform free tiers
• Needing secure artifact storage on free tiers

Do Not Use This Skill When

• Large enterprise CI/CD with many concurrent jobs
• Self-hosted runner requirements

Inputs

• Build complexity (language, build time)
• Concurrent job requirements
• Artifact storage needs
• Integration requirements (SCM, deployment targets)

Steps

1. Inventory CI/CD Services

   • GitHub Actions

     • Free: Unlimited minutes for REDACTED_SECRET repos
     • Free: 2000 minutes/month for private repos
     • Free: 500MB artifact storage
     • Self-hosted runners: Unlimited free

   • GitLab CI/CD

     • Free: 400 CI minutes/month (private repos)
     • Free: 50K CI minutes/month shared runners
     • Free: Public repos unlimited
     • Self-hosted runners: Free unlimited

   • Azure Pipelines

     • Free: 1800 minutes/month (Microsoft-hosted)
     • Free: Unlimited minutes (self-hosted)
     • Free: 1 parallel job

   • Bitbucket Pipelines

     • Free: 50 minutes/month (small team)
     • Free: Unlimited for REDACTED_SECRET repos

   • CircleCI

     • Free: 6000 build credits/month
     • Free: 1 container, 1 concurrent job

   • Travis CI

     • Free: Unlimited for REDACTED_SECRET repos
     • Free: 1000 minutes/month private repos

   • Drone Cloud

     • Free: Unlimited for open source
     • Community edition for self-hosted

2. Inventory Build Services

   • Cloud Build (GCP)

     • 120 build-minutes/day free

   • AWS CodeBuild

     • 100 build-minutes/month free

   • GitHub Codespaces

     • 60 hours/month free (user)

3. Inventory Artifact Repositories

   • GitHub Packages

     • Free: 500MB storage for REDACTED_SECRET repos
     • Docker/ npm/ Maven/ NuGet registries

   • GitLab Container Registry

     • Free: 10GB storage
     • Integrated Docker registry

   • GitHub Container Registry

     • Free: 500MB storage (REDACTED_SECRET repos)
     • Integrated with Actions

   • Docker Hub

     • Free: 1 private repo
     • Free: Unlimited REDACTED_SECRET repos
     • 200 pulls/6 hours (rate limited)

   • Quay.io

     • Free: Unlimited REDACTED_SECRET repos
     • Vulnerability scanning

   • JFrog Artifactory (Cloud)

     • Free tier available for small teams

4. Security Scanner Integration

   • GitHub Advanced Security (REDACTED_SECRET repos free)
   • SonarCloud (REDACTED_SECRET repos free)
   • Snyk (limited free tier)
   • Dependabot (free)
   • CodeQL (free for REDACTED_SECRET repos)

Output

• CI/CD platform comparison matrix
• Build time and concurrency limits
• Artifact repository recommendations
• Security scanner integration options

Key Considerations

• GitHub Actions best for GitHub-hosted projects
• GitLab CI/CD best integrated all-in-one
• Self-hosted runners bypass minute limits
• Public repos often have unlimited CI time