CD Pipelines

In this lab we will be using most important feature of BuildPiper i.e. "CD Pipelines".

Let's Start

First we need to click on `Add Pipeline` under `Pipelines` section.

First fill the below mentioned details and then click on Save.

Now Enter the required details to create a pipeline:
Pipeline Name: CD-Pipeline
Retention Count: 5
How you want to trigger the pipeline?: Choose Manual
Services: Choose All Services
Tags: dev , cd , devops                   # Anything you want
Roles: Can choose QA and DevOps           # People with those roles will only be able to see your Pipeline

Now Your Basic Info for Pipeline is created. It's time to create Stages & Jobs for the pipeline.

First We will create dev stage.

Click on Add New Stage button and enter below details and click on ADD

Stage Name: DEV
Approval Required?: NO

Now Your Dev Stage has been created.

It's time to add Jobs inside our DEV stage.

Click on Add New Job button and after entering details click on ADD button.

Job Type: Build
From Environment: dev
Services: ALL

Other options we can leave as default.

Now perform the same process to create another job for Deploy.

After Entering all required details click on ADD.

Job Type: Deploy
From Environment: dev
Services: ALL
Artifact Source: Latest

As we are done with creation for All Jobs for DEV Stage. Now we are good to move for Next Step i.e. Next Stage for QA.

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Let's create QA Stage now.

As expected, Click on Add New Stage button and Enter required details and click on ADD.

Stage Name: DEV
Approval Required?: YES                   # This time we want approval before start execution of Job.

Again click on Add New Job for creating the Job for QA Stage.

Job Type: Build
From Environment: qa
Services: ALL

Other options we can leave as default.

Now perform the same process to create another job for Deploy.

After Entering all required details click on ADD.

Job Type: Deploy
From Environment: qa
Services: ALL
Artifact Source: Latest

Click on Save Workflow to save your pipeline.

Feel Free to explore YAML view as well of the Pipeline that you just have created.

Click on Pipeline Overview link places left side on your screen and Click RUN (Little Play LOGO) to trigger the Pipeline.

And You will see that Pipeline has been triggered and first stage will be running.

Feel Free to explore more clicking the links on Pipeline.

As for QA stage we added that APPROVAL REQUIRED to YES so job is waiting for APPROVAL.

After Approving the Jobs for QA Stage, Every job shoule complete fine.

And this is how our End result will look like.

Enter the URL on your web account that you mentioned at the time of your application deployment.

Thank You

Happy Learning