Civo and Dagger: Making CI/CD Pipelines Fast for Developers
January 24, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
Curious about how to supercharge your CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes and caching? In a recent demo, Civo’s CTO Dinesh and our ecosystem expert Kyle showcased how Civo’s managed cloud services and Dagger’s powerful CI/CD framework combine to create a highly scalable, cache-optimized development workflow. This is the approach that Civo has been using internally for over a year. Try it on your own or at Civo Navigate SF (see below).
Here’s what they covered:
Building a Kubernetes-Backed Dagger Engine for Speed and Flexibility
Scalable Dagger Engines: Spin up Dagger engines within Kubernetes clusters to handle pipelines more efficiently, scaling nodes up or down based on workload.
Faster Caching with S3-Compatible Object Storage: Offloading cache to Civo’s object store ensures that ephemeral engines can quickly access previous runs’ cache data, cutting build times significantly.
Cost-Effective DevOps: By using local NVMe drives and optimized network transport within Civo’s cloud, cache read/write speeds are lightning-fast without hidden fees.
Seamless Integration with Terraform
The demo featured a ready-to-use Terraform configuration that provisions the Kubernetes cluster, object storage, and Dagger engine. You can clone the template directly from Civo’s Learn Guide and adapt it to your workflows in minutes.
Check out the full demo below, or take a look at the repo:
Why This Matters for Your CI/CD Pipelines
With Dagger and Civo, ephemeral runners can access cached data even across nodes.
The flexibility to tweak cache import/export behaviors allows for highly optimized workflows tailored to monorepos or microservices pipelines.
As Civo’s managed Kubernetes services auto-scale, you save on costs during off-peak hours without sacrificing build performance when demand spikes.
Join Us at Civo Navigate SF and save 25%!
Ready to see this in action? The Dagger team is hosting an interactive workshop at Civo Navigate in San Francisco this February! Don’t miss this chance to learn directly from the experts, including a keynote from Dagger co-founder Solomon Hykes.
Special Offer: Use the code DAGGERCIVONAV25P at checkout to receive 25% off full-priced tickets!
Register now: Civo Navigate Registration
Take advantage of this exclusive discount and get hands-on with Dagger and Civo’s cutting-edge cloud tools. Whether you’re a Kubernetes expert or new to CI/CD, this workshop will give you the tools to level up your DevOps game!
Curious about how to supercharge your CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes and caching? In a recent demo, Civo’s CTO Dinesh and our ecosystem expert Kyle showcased how Civo’s managed cloud services and Dagger’s powerful CI/CD framework combine to create a highly scalable, cache-optimized development workflow. This is the approach that Civo has been using internally for over a year. Try it on your own or at Civo Navigate SF (see below).
Here’s what they covered:
Building a Kubernetes-Backed Dagger Engine for Speed and Flexibility
Scalable Dagger Engines: Spin up Dagger engines within Kubernetes clusters to handle pipelines more efficiently, scaling nodes up or down based on workload.
Faster Caching with S3-Compatible Object Storage: Offloading cache to Civo’s object store ensures that ephemeral engines can quickly access previous runs’ cache data, cutting build times significantly.
Cost-Effective DevOps: By using local NVMe drives and optimized network transport within Civo’s cloud, cache read/write speeds are lightning-fast without hidden fees.
Seamless Integration with Terraform
The demo featured a ready-to-use Terraform configuration that provisions the Kubernetes cluster, object storage, and Dagger engine. You can clone the template directly from Civo’s Learn Guide and adapt it to your workflows in minutes.
Check out the full demo below, or take a look at the repo:
Why This Matters for Your CI/CD Pipelines
With Dagger and Civo, ephemeral runners can access cached data even across nodes.
The flexibility to tweak cache import/export behaviors allows for highly optimized workflows tailored to monorepos or microservices pipelines.
As Civo’s managed Kubernetes services auto-scale, you save on costs during off-peak hours without sacrificing build performance when demand spikes.
Join Us at Civo Navigate SF and save 25%!
Ready to see this in action? The Dagger team is hosting an interactive workshop at Civo Navigate in San Francisco this February! Don’t miss this chance to learn directly from the experts, including a keynote from Dagger co-founder Solomon Hykes.
Special Offer: Use the code DAGGERCIVONAV25P at checkout to receive 25% off full-priced tickets!
Register now: Civo Navigate Registration
Take advantage of this exclusive discount and get hands-on with Dagger and Civo’s cutting-edge cloud tools. Whether you’re a Kubernetes expert or new to CI/CD, this workshop will give you the tools to level up your DevOps game!
Curious about how to supercharge your CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes and caching? In a recent demo, Civo’s CTO Dinesh and our ecosystem expert Kyle showcased how Civo’s managed cloud services and Dagger’s powerful CI/CD framework combine to create a highly scalable, cache-optimized development workflow. This is the approach that Civo has been using internally for over a year. Try it on your own or at Civo Navigate SF (see below).
Here’s what they covered:
Building a Kubernetes-Backed Dagger Engine for Speed and Flexibility
Scalable Dagger Engines: Spin up Dagger engines within Kubernetes clusters to handle pipelines more efficiently, scaling nodes up or down based on workload.
Faster Caching with S3-Compatible Object Storage: Offloading cache to Civo’s object store ensures that ephemeral engines can quickly access previous runs’ cache data, cutting build times significantly.
Cost-Effective DevOps: By using local NVMe drives and optimized network transport within Civo’s cloud, cache read/write speeds are lightning-fast without hidden fees.
Seamless Integration with Terraform
The demo featured a ready-to-use Terraform configuration that provisions the Kubernetes cluster, object storage, and Dagger engine. You can clone the template directly from Civo’s Learn Guide and adapt it to your workflows in minutes.
Check out the full demo below, or take a look at the repo:
Why This Matters for Your CI/CD Pipelines
With Dagger and Civo, ephemeral runners can access cached data even across nodes.
The flexibility to tweak cache import/export behaviors allows for highly optimized workflows tailored to monorepos or microservices pipelines.
As Civo’s managed Kubernetes services auto-scale, you save on costs during off-peak hours without sacrificing build performance when demand spikes.
Join Us at Civo Navigate SF and save 25%!
Ready to see this in action? The Dagger team is hosting an interactive workshop at Civo Navigate in San Francisco this February! Don’t miss this chance to learn directly from the experts, including a keynote from Dagger co-founder Solomon Hykes.
Special Offer: Use the code DAGGERCIVONAV25P at checkout to receive 25% off full-priced tickets!
Register now: Civo Navigate Registration
Take advantage of this exclusive discount and get hands-on with Dagger and Civo’s cutting-edge cloud tools. Whether you’re a Kubernetes expert or new to CI/CD, this workshop will give you the tools to level up your DevOps game!
