CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (or Continuous Deployment), a set of practices used in modern software development to automate and streamline the process of building, testing, and deploying applications.
Continuous Integration (CI): Involves automatically integrating code changes from multiple contributors into a shared repository several times a day. Each integration is verified by automated builds and tests, allowing teams to detect problems early.
Continuous Delivery (CD): Extends CI by automatically deploying the application to a staging or production environment after successful builds and tests. This ensures that the software is always in a deployable state.
AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous integration and continuous delivery service that automates the steps required to release your software. With CodePipeline, you can define a series of stages, such as source, build, test, and deploy, which are triggered automatically when changes are detected in the source code repository.
Key Features: - Automated Workflows: Automates the entire release process from code changes to deployment. - Integration with AWS Services: Seamlessly integrates with other AWS services like CodeBuild, ECS, Lambda, and S3. - Customizable Pipelines: Allows you to customize each stage of your pipeline, including using third-party tools or custom scripts. - Parallel Execution: Supports parallel execution of actions to speed up the release process. - Built-In Security: Offers encryption and integration with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for secure access control.
AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment. It eliminates the need to set up and manage your own build servers.
Key Features: - Scalability: Automatically scales to handle multiple builds simultaneously, ensuring fast and reliable build times. - Customizable Build Environment: Allows you to define your own build environments using Docker images, making it flexible for different programming languages and tools. - Integration with CI/CD Pipelines: Easily integrates with AWS CodePipeline and other CI/CD tools to automate the build process as part of your deployment pipeline. - Pay-As-You-Go Pricing: Charges only for the compute resources you use during the build process, making it cost-effective.