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CI/CD Pipeline Guide for DevOps Teams

Understand CI/CD pipelines from first principles. Learn continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment with practical examples.

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Tools to Explore

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

CI/CD platform integrated directly into GitHub. Automate builds, tests, and deployments with YAML workflows triggered by repository events.

GitLab CI

CI/CD

Built-in CI/CD platform in GitLab with pipeline-as-code, auto DevOps, and integrated security scanning. Single platform for source control, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.

Jenkins

CI/CD

The most widely adopted open-source automation server. Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying, and automating any project with declarative and scripted pipelines.

ArgoCD

GitOps

Declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. ArgoCD continuously monitors Git repositories and automatically syncs the desired application state to your clusters.

Practice Your Skills

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Pipeline Builder

medium · 5-10 min

Assemble CI/CD pipeline stages in the correct order. From basic build pipelines to full DevSecOps workflows and disaster recovery drills.

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DevOps Acronym Quiz

easy · 3-5 min

Do you know what CIDR, RBAC, SRE, and MTTR stand for? 50+ acronyms across networking, security, cloud, containers, and more with fun facts.

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DevOps Typing Speed Test

medium · 2-5 min

How fast can you type real DevOps commands? Race against the clock in a terminal-themed typing challenge with kubectl, Docker, Terraform, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between CI and CD?
CI (Continuous Integration) automatically builds and tests code on every commit. CD can mean Continuous Delivery (auto-deploy to staging, manual prod approval) or Continuous Deployment (auto-deploy to production). Most teams start with CI and Continuous Delivery.
Which CI/CD tool should I use?
GitHub Actions is the best starting point for GitHub-hosted projects. GitLab CI is excellent if you use GitLab. Jenkins offers maximum flexibility but requires more maintenance. Choose based on your source control platform.
How long should a CI/CD pipeline take?
Aim for under 10 minutes for the full pipeline. Build and unit tests should complete in 2-3 minutes. If pipelines take longer than 15 minutes, consider parallelization, caching, and splitting into stages.

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