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How To Create CI/CD Pipelines Using CircleCI
Get started with CircleCI to perform practical DevOps tasks
Creating CI/CD pipelines is an essential skill for everyone dealing with DevOps tasks. If you’re just getting started with this topic, I’m excited to introduce a modern, beginner-friendly tool called CircleCI.
In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create and run a CI/CD pipeline for an app. By the end of this article, you’ll get hands-on experience in writing your own pipeline. Moreover, CircleCI is very easy to start with, so you’ll get up to speed quickly.
Let’s begin!
CircleCI Overview
CircleCI is a modern continuous integration and continuous delivery platform. It offers a free and an enterprise edition. You can sign up using your GitHub or Bitbucket account. You’ll receive 2,500 free credits per week which are great for hobby projects.
Main advantages:
- Integration with your GitHub/BitBucket repos with minimal clicks
- Automatically run pipelines for each commit to build, test, and deploy your code
- Get notified per email whenever a build fails
- A rich collection of language support — Java, Python, Dart, Go, and many more
