How to build CentOS packages with Buildkite.

What are CentOS packages?

CentOS Linux is a free and open source operating system that is functionally compatible with its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendor's redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. It aims to provide enterprise-class capabilities on community-supported infrastructure.

What is Buildkite?

Buildkite is a platform for running fast, secure, and scalable continuous integration pipelines on your own infrastructure. With Buildkite, you can deploy your Ruby, Java, Node or Python projects to the cloud in one click; run C++ projects on App Engine; run JavaScript, Go, RVM or Pipelines in any public or private Docker container; and install Docker images with pre-installed build tools like Go or Rust. Each job is created using our easy YAML syntax that supports arbitrary commands (eg. buildr), with no agent required.

Building CentOS package with Buildkite via packagecloud

If you’re looking to build CentOS package with Buildkite, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management and integrations with your CI/CD tools. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only CentOS packages. As well, you can integrate with all kinds of CI/CD tools, not only Buildkite.