Buddy (software)

Software for Git developers

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Buddy (also known as Buddy.Works) is a web-based and self-hosted continuous integration and delivery software for Git developers that can be used to build, test, and deploy web sites and applications with code from GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. It employs Docker containers with pre-installed languages and frameworks for builds, alongside DevOps, monitoring and notification actions.

## History

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Buddy launched as a downloadable VM in May 2015 under the name Meat!. The service was initially free but employed a proprietary license, causing dissatisfaction among web-developers. Meat! was rebranded to Buddy in November 2015 and released as a cloud-only service. The on-premises version, nicknamed Buddy GO, was released in September 2016.[1] Switching from VM to Docker allowed installation on any Linux-based server, including Amazon EC2, DigitalOcean, and Microsoft Azure. Shortly after, the company launched Guides,[2] a dedicated website section with use cases and workflow automation strategies, later reproduced to Medium, a popular blogging platform. On September 21, 2016, the service was featured on Product Hunt.[3]

## Configuration

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Configuration is performed by arranging predefined actions into sequences called pipelines. Pipelines can be triggered automatically on push to branch, manually, or recurrently. Actions include Docker-based builds, deployment to FTP/SFTP and IaaS services, delivery to version control, SSH scripts, website monitoring and conditional notifications. Contrary to other CI tools like Jenkins or Travis CI, Buddy does not use YAML files to describe the process, although the company stated support for .yml files is currently in the works.[4]

## Version control

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Buddy features a native code hosting solution with Git commands, such as`git log`, `git show`, `git blame`, `git diff` reproduced into the GUI. Other features include a cloud editor with blame tool and syntax highlight, push permissions, merge requests and visual branch management.

## Available actions

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Buddy supports over 30 pre-configured actions that can be modified with Linux commands:

### Languages and frameworks

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Angular CLI, Gulp, Grunt, Node.js, Maven, Gradle, PHP, Ruby, Python, Elixir, .NET/.NET Core, Go, Ember CLI

### Static site generators

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Jekyll, Hexo, Hugo, Middleman

### Deployment

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FTP, SFTP, FTPS, Heroku, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, Modulus, Shopify, WebDAV, push to Git

### Amazon Web Services

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Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS Lambda

### Google services

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Google Cloud Storage, Google Compute Engine, Google App Engine

### DevOps

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SSH commands, HTTP requests, Heroku CLI, Docker image build and push to registry (Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, private registry)

### Notifications

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Email, SMS, Slack, Desktop notifications (Pushbullet,[5] Pushover), Activity stream

### Website monitoring

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URL request, Ping, TCP port monitoring

## References

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1. ^ "Buddy GO [On-Premises] is now available for download". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
2. ^ "Learn how to automate your development process with Buddy Guides". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
3. ^ "Buddy - Product Hunt". Product Hunt. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
4. ^ "Configuration as code?". BuddyBoard. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
5. ^ "Introducing: Multi-Device Notifications with Pushbullet - Buddy Blog". buddy.works. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-16.

## External links

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* Official website