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Kubernetes Docker in Docker Deployment with gitea-runner

NOTE: Docker in Docker (dind) requires elevated privileges on Kubernetes. The current way to achieve this is to set the pod SecurityContext to privileged. Keep in mind that this is a potential security issue that has the potential for a malicious application to break out of the container context.

NOTE: dind-docker.yaml uses the native sidecar pattern (init container with restartPolicy: Always), which requires Kubernetes 1.29+ (or 1.28 with the SidecarContainers feature gate).

NOTE: A helm chart for gitea-runner also exists for easier deployments https://gitea.com/gitea/helm-actions

Files in this directory:

  • dind-docker.yaml How to create a Deployment and Persistent Volume for Kubernetes to act as a runner. The Docker credentials are re-generated each time the pod connects and does not need to be persisted.

  • rootless-docker.yaml How to create a rootless Deployment and Persistent Volume for Kubernetes to act as a runner. The Docker credentials are re-generated each time the pod connects and does not need to be persisted.