Continuous Deployment

What does CD stand for in DevOps CI/CD?

Where should API credentials be stored for CI/CD pipelines?

Staging vs Production

What is the role of a staging deployment environment?

Workflows & CollaborationIntermediate LevelStudy Time: 18 mins

Git Deployment Workflow

Git Deployment automates app compilation and updates to environments (e.g. GitHub Pages or hosting providers) using CI/CD pipelines triggered by git push commits.

Git Deployment & Actions Pipeline

Local repo changes ready. Click Deploy Website to simulate git push and GitHub Actions build pipeline.

Local workspace

toolmight-web/

Unpushed commits: 1

Ready to push

GitHub CI Runner

Checkout Code-

Install dependencies-

Run linter & unit tests-

Build production bundle-

Upload to hosting server-

Web Server

hosting-provider/

Port: 443 (HTTPS)

offline

Real-world analogy: Robot Assembly Line

CI/CD Pipeline

Runner / Executor

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Imagine pushing a red button (git push). A robot picks up your code, runs tests, compiles the package, and places it on the shelves (servers) for users.

CI/CD Pipeline= Automation steps (build, test, deploy) triggered by repository commits.
Runner / Executor= Virtual machines or containers running script commands.