CI/CD

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (or Delivery), which are practices in software development aimed at improving the speed and quality of software releases. Continuous Integration involves automatically testing and integrating code changes into a shared repository, while Continuous Deployment automates the release of code to production environments. These practices help teams deliver software more reliably and frequently by automating the build, test, and deployment processes.

Secure Settings Example

# Example of a secure CI/CD pipeline configuration in a GitLab CI/CD pipeline
stages:
  - build
  - test
  - deploy

variables:
  # Use secure environment variables for sensitive data
  DATABASE_URL: ${{ secure.DATABASE_URL }}
  SECRET_KEY: ${{ secure.SECRET_KEY }}

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - echo "Building the application..."
    - npm install

test:
  stage: test
  script:
    - echo "Running tests..."
    - npm test
  only:
    - main

deploy:
  stage: deploy
  script:
    - echo "Deploying to production..."
    - ./deploy.sh
  only:
    - tags
  environment:
    name: production
    url: https://example.com

Insecure Settings Example

# Example of an insecure CI/CD pipeline configuration
stages:
  - build
  - test
  - deploy

variables:
  # Hardcoded sensitive data, which is a security risk
  DATABASE_URL: "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/db"
  SECRET_KEY: "mysecretkey"

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - echo "Building the application..."
    - npm install

test:
  stage: test
  script:
    - echo "Running tests..."
    - npm test

deploy:
  stage: deploy
  script:
    - echo "Deploying to production..."
    - ./deploy.sh
  environment:
    name: production
    url: http://example.com