CruiseControl.NET
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CruiseControl.NET, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CruiseControl.NET's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CruiseControl.NET | Free | Open-source software; releases up to 1.8.5 listed for download |
The facts
Each one read from CruiseControl.NET's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication options
- Documented authentication methods include username, username and password, or validation against an Active Directory domain.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build automation
- The server monitors source control and launches an integration build when a developer commits changes, then notifies the developer of the result.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build tools
- The documentation names NAnt, MSBuild, NDepend, NUnit, MBUnit, Watin, and Visual Studio as external tool integrations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Console limitation
- The console application is intended for testing configuration and requires a user to remain logged in.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The Web Dashboard can report on multiple projects and servers from one deployment and supports plugins, including a plugin API for custom features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The service application runs integrations as a Windows service without requiring a user to remain logged in on the server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multiple projects
- One server can build multiple projects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CruiseControl.NET is an open-source automated continuous integration server implemented using the .NET Framework.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The GitHub repository is archived and read-only, and its README points to releases up to version 1.8.5 for download.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The server can report through email, launching an executable, and RSS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Server security supports authorization, authentication, and auditing, and the documentation says security is off by default unless configured in ccnet.config.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source control
- The documentation lists integrations including VSS, CVS, Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Perforce, ClearCase, filesystem, and FTP.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux build limitation
- The repository README says building CruiseControl.NET installers and documentation on Linux is unavailable because those steps require NSIS and Sandcastle Help Builder.checked 11 Oct 2026
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