Understanding CI/CD Pipelines
Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment Explained
Code
Build
Test
Deploy
What is CI/CD?
Understanding the fundamentals of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration (CI) is the practice of frequently merging code changes into a shared repository, followed by automated builds and tests.
Continuous Deployment (CD) extends CI by automatically deploying all code changes to a testing or production environment after the build stage.
Together, they form a pipeline that enables teams to deliver code changes more frequently and reliably.
CI/CD Pipeline Flow
Code
Build
Test
Review
Deploy
Monitor
Developers commit code changes to a shared repository.