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)?
Why ansible? I’m not sure how that fits in. Does that make running it locally easier? An example of working setup that I can checkout and run would be useful.
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As I mentioned it is to reduce dependency on CI tool. You may have to shift the tool in the future and if you use a lot of commands specific to the CI tool, that is going to be a nightmare.
Ansible is agent less and only needs SSH access. You can SSH into your local system, from the same local system. Need to add few entries in your SSH
configandknown_hosts. Essentially everything in Ansible are shell commands. So you are not really that much locked into Ansible.On the question,
If you mean making it easier compared to remote, on the surface level, the answer is ‘no’. But it makes CI pipeline easier to run independent of your environment. Ansible is here to reduce dependency on a specific tool.
Bonus point is you can also create a working but basic CD system with Ansible.