CI/CD Concepts
Understanding continuous integration and deployment.
- Continuous Integration (CI): Automated testing on every change
- Continuous Delivery: Automated preparation for deployment
- Continuous Deployment: Automatic deployment to production
- Pipeline: Sequence of automated steps
- Artifacts: Build outputs that get deployed
Pipeline Stages
Common stages in CI/CD pipelines.
- Source: Triggered by code changes
- Build: Compile and bundle assets
- Test: Automated testing suites
- Quality: Linting, security scans, coverage
- Deploy: Push to environments
Automated Testing in CI
Tests that run automatically on every change.
Deployment Strategies
Safe ways to deploy changes.
- Blue-green: Switch between two environments
- Rolling: Gradual replacement of instances
- Canary: Deploy to subset, validate, expand
- Feature flags: Control features independently
- Rollback: Automatic revert on failure
CI/CD Platforms
Tools for implementing CI/CD.
- GitHub Actions: Git-integrated pipelines
- GitLab CI: Built into GitLab
- Vercel/Netlify: Frontend-optimized CI/CD
- CircleCI, Jenkins: General-purpose CI
- Cloud provider services: AWS, GCP, Azure
CI/CD Best Practices
Making CI/CD effective.
Conclusion
CI/CD transforms how web teams ship code. By automating testing and deployment, you release faster with fewer bugs and less risk. Contact mysitebroker for CI/CD implementation and optimization.
Key Takeaways
- 1CI automates testing; CD automates deployment
- 2Pipelines include build, test, and deploy stages
- 3Automated testing catches bugs before production
- 4Deployment strategies reduce release risk
- 5Modern platforms make CI/CD accessible