CI-CD and Automation

📊 Progress Tracking

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📋 Module Overview

Implement continuous integration and deployment pipelines

🎯 Learning Objectives

  • Master ci/cd concepts
  • Master github actions
  • Master advanced ci/cd
  • Master quality & security
  • Master automation projects

📚 Tasks & Exercises

1. CI/CD Concepts

  • Task 1.1: Continuous Integration principles
  • Task 2.2: Continuous Deployment vs Delivery
  • Task 3.3: Pipeline design and best practices
  • Task 4.4: Artifact management and versioning
  • Task 5.5: Security in CI/CD pipelines

Practice: Complete practical exercises for ci/cd concepts

2. GitHub Actions

  • Task 1.1: Workflow syntax and triggers
  • Task 2.2: Actions marketplace and custom actions
  • Task 3.3: Secrets and environment management
  • Task 4.4: Matrix builds and parallel execution
  • Task 5.5: Deployment strategies

Practice: Complete practical exercises for github actions

3. Advanced CI/CD

  • Task 1.1: Jenkins pipeline setup and Jenkinsfile
  • Task 2.2: GitLab CI/CD configuration
  • Task 3.3: Azure DevOps pipelines
  • Task 4.4: ArgoCD for GitOps deployments
  • Task 5.5: Canary and blue-green deployments

Practice: Complete practical exercises for advanced ci/cd

4. Quality & Security

  • Task 1.1: Automated testing in pipelines
  • Task 2.2: Code quality gates and SonarQube
  • Task 3.3: Security scanning and SAST/DAST
  • Task 4.4: Dependency vulnerability scanning
  • Task 5.5: Compliance and audit trails

Practice: Complete practical exercises for quality & security

5. Automation Projects

  • Task 1.1: Build complete CI/CD pipeline for microservices
  • Task 2.2: Implement GitOps workflow with ArgoCD
  • Task 3.3: Set up automated security scanning
  • Task 4.4: Create deployment pipeline with multiple environments

Practice: Complete practical exercises for automation projects

📖 Resources

Required Reading

Optional Materials

  • Explore additional resources as needed
  • Practice with real-world examples
  • Join community discussions

✅ Completion Criteria

Mark this module complete when you can:

  • Successfully complete all ci/cd concepts tasks

  • Successfully complete all github actions tasks

  • Successfully complete all advanced ci/cd tasks

  • Successfully complete all quality & security tasks

  • Successfully complete all automation projects tasks

  • Apply concepts in practical scenarios

  • Explain key concepts to others

📝 Notes Section

Use this space for your personal notes and insights while learning


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