The Secrets Behind Plumber: Managing Thousands of Pipelines at Semaphore

Semaphore Summit 2025 | Day 3
The Secrets Behind Plumber: Managing Thousands of Pipelines at Semaphore 🔧🚀 | Damjan Becirovic, Software Architect at Semaphore

Ever wondered how Semaphore runs thousands of pipelines daily with high reliability? In this session, we take you behind the scenes of Plumber, Semaphore’s powerful pipeline execution engine.

🔍 What you’ll learn:
✅ Architectural decisions that enable high concurrency & scalability
✅ How Plumber orchestrates jobs & manages pipeline state
✅ Strategies for fault tolerance & maximizing throughput

Join us as we break down the core components of a modern CI/CD pipeline engine and explore the secrets behind its efficiency & resilience.

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