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Deployment and CI/CD

Deployment and CI/CD

14Build uses an automated deployment pipeline integrated with CI/CD best practices. This ensures code stability, automated testing, and seamless cloud deployment.

1. Deployment Pipelines

Automated Deployment Workflow

  1. Code Commit: Developers push code changes to the Git repository.
  2. CI/CD Trigger: The CI/CD pipeline triggers upon detecting changes.
  3. Code Linting & Style Checks: Automatic checks for code quality and best practices.
  4. Build Process: The system builds the application for testing and deployment.
  5. Automated Tests: Runs unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
  6. Deployment Staging: Deploys to staging environments after successful testing.
  7. Production Deployment: Manual or automatic production deployment based on approval.

Tools and Services Used

  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD: For CI/CD pipeline automation.
  • Docker: For containerized builds and scalable deployments.
  • Kubernetes (Optional): For orchestrating microservices in larger deployments.
  • Terraform: For infrastructure as code (IaC).

2. Testing and Validation

Types of Automated Tests

  1. Unit Tests: Validates individual functions and modules.
  2. Integration Tests: Ensures components work together properly.
  3. End-to-End Tests (E2E): Simulates real-world user actions to test the full app.
  4. Security Tests: Runs security scans for vulnerabilities.
  5. Performance Tests: Tests system performance under load.

Testing Tools Used

  • Jest / Mocha: For unit and integration testing.
  • Selenium / Cypress: For end-to-end testing.
  • OWASP ZAP: For security testing.
  • Apache JMeter: For load and performance testing.

3. Cloud Infrastructure

Cloud Providers

  • AWS: For scalable deployments and cloud services.
  • Azure / Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Alternative providers for global coverage.

Infrastructure Setup

  1. Load Balancer: Distributes incoming traffic across application instances.
  2. Application Servers: Hosts the web app using containerized environments.
  3. Database Services: PostgreSQL or MongoDB for data storage.
  4. File Storage: Cloud storage like AWS S3 for file uploads.
  5. Content Delivery Network (CDN): Delivers assets with minimal latency.

4. CI/CD Pipeline Stages Overview

Pipeline Stages Flow Diagram

graph TD
A[Code Commit] --> B[Run CI/CD Pipeline]
B --> C[Code Linting and Checks]
C --> D[Automated Tests]
D --> E{Tests Passed?}
E --> |Yes| F[Deploy to Staging]
E --> |No| G[Fix Issues]
F --> H[Manual Review]
H --> I{Approve for Production?}
I --> |Yes| J[Deploy to Production]
I --> |No| K[Return to Development]