Day 12 - 13 AWS CI/CD

⚒️What is a CI/CD Pipeline?

A CI/CD pipeline is an automated process used in software development to build, test, and deploy code changes to production. The term "CI/CD" stands for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Deployment (CD).

💡Understanding CI/CD Process

Imagine you are building a sandcastle on the beach. You have a team of friends, each responsible for a different part of the sandcastle. One friend shapes the base, another builds the walls, someone else adds decorations and another friend ensures the castle stays strong and stable.

In the CI phase, each friend builds their part of the sandcastle independently. But here's the cool part: as each friend finishes their part, they call out to the rest of the team, "My part is done!" The team then quickly gathers and puts all the parts together to create the complete sandcastle.

Now, let's move to the CD phase. Once the sandcastle is fully built and tested, it's ready for its grand reveal to the beach visitors. In the virtual world, you can further deploy the same sandcastle across different beaches. For the actual CI/CD just replace the sandcastle with an application hope that clarifies the process🙂

👩‍🔧AWS CI/CD Service

AWS provides several services for implementing Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines, which together form a robust CI/CD ecosystem. These services work seamlessly together to automate the software development and delivery process, making it faster and more reliable. Let's explore the key CI/CD services offered by AWS:

🗃️AWS CodeCommit:

• AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source code version control service that hosts Git repositories in the cloud.

• It provides a secure and scalable environment for storing and managing your application's source code.

🏗️AWS CodeBuild:

• AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces deployable artifacts.

• It supports a wide range of programming languages and provides pre-configured build environments, as well as the option to create custom Docker images.

• CodeBuild seamlessly integrates with CodePipeline, making it a powerful tool for automating the build phase of your CI/CD pipeline.

🚢AWS CodeDeploy:

• AWS CodeDeploy is a fully managed deployment service that automates the application deployment process to various compute environments, such as Amazon EC2 instances, on-premises servers, and AWS Lambda functions.

• It enables you to perform rolling updates, blue/green deployments, or in-place deployments to minimize downtime and ensure application availability during updates.

⚒️AWS CodePipeline:

• AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed CI/CD service that automates the end-to-end release process for your applications.

• It allows you to define a series of stages, each representing a specific step in the deployment pipeline, such as source code version control, building, testing, and deployment.

• CodePipeline integrates with various AWS services and third-party tools, making it easy to set up a complete CI/CD workflow tailored to your needs.

• It offers real-time monitoring, notifications, and manual approval steps to ensure control and visibility throughout the pipeline.

📚AWS CodeArtifact:

• AWS CodeArtifact is a fully managed artifact repository service that allows you to store, publish, and share software packages securely.

• It integrates with CodeBuild and CodePipeline, enabling you to manage dependencies and artifacts in your CI/CD workflows effectively.

⚓AWS CodePipeline for Kubernetes:

• This service provides CI/CD capabilities specifically designed for Kubernetes applications.

• It enables you to deploy containerized applications to Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) using a continuous delivery pipeline.

We will be doing a project on the same in the next blog!

Hope you found the post useful :)

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These posts are part of the #30daysofaws learning series by Abhishek Veeramalla