Tekton
February 22, 2026
What it is
Tekton provides Kubernetes CRDs for pipelines, tasks, and triggers. CI/CD runs as pods; no separate automation server. Cloud-native and scalable.
Usage
Define Tasks and Pipelines as YAML; run in your cluster; use Triggers for event-driven runs; integrate with Git, registries, and deploy tools.
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| No dedicated CI server | More YAML and K8s concepts |
| Scales with cluster | Smaller ecosystem than Jenkins |
| Standard K8s tooling (RBAC, logs) | |
| Reusable tasks and pipelines |
Alternatives
Jenkins (Jenkins X on K8s), GitLab CI runners. Why Tekton: You want CI/CD fully inside Kubernetes with no external server.
Links
- Homepage: https://tekton.dev/
- Documentation: https://tekton.dev/docs/
- Source: https://github.com/tektoncd