CI/CD: Continuous Integration from Scratch
Master CI/CD from scratch — continuous integration from scratch.
What you'll learn
By the end you can confidently apply CI/CD at a beginner level: continuous integration from scratch, with real, working code.
Who it's for
Developers learning CI/CD at a beginner level.
Prerequisites
Git basics.
A structured, hands-on beginner course on CI/CD, taking you from scratch by building a full pipeline with GitHub Actions.
Curriculum
- 1
The CI/CD Philosophy
5 min - 2
Environment Setup
4 min - 3
Anatomy of a Workflow
4 min - 4
Hello World Pipeline
4 min - 5
Understanding Runners and Jobs
4 min - 6
Workflow Syntax Deep Dive
4 min - 7
Introduction to Automated Testing
4 min - 8
Running Tests in CI
4 min - 9
Triggering on Push
4 min - 10
Pull Request Integration
4 min - 11
Interpreting Feedback
1 min - 12
Pipeline Status Badges
4 min - 13
Introduction to Docker
4 min - 14
Dockerizing the Pipeline
4 min - 15
Building Images in CI
4 min - 16
Managing Secrets
4 min - 17
Handling Environment Variables
4 min - 18
Introduction to Linting
4 min - 19
Formatting for Consistency
4 min - 20
Failing on Lint Errors
4 min - 21
Branch Protection Rules
4 min - 22
Mandatory Reviewers
4 min - 23
Dependency Scanning
4 min - 24
Advanced Pipeline Caching
4 min - 25
Artifact Management
4 min - 26
Multi-Job Workflows
3 min - 27
Parallel Execution
4 min - 28
Matrix Builds
4 min - 29
Conditional Execution
4 min - 30
Custom Actions
3 min - 31
Notifications
4 min - 32
Introduction to Continuous Delivery
4 min - 33
Staging Environments
3 min - 34
Automated Deployment Scripts
4 min - 35
Deploying to Staging
3 min - 36
Environment-Specific Secrets
4 min - 37
Manual Approval Gates
4 min - 38
Production Deployment
3 min - 39
Rollback Strategies
3 min - 40
Pipeline Documentation
4 min - 41
Monitoring Pipeline Health
4 min - 42
Security Best Practices
3 min - 43
Handling Flaky Tests
4 min - 44
Container Registry Integration
3 min - 45
Pulling Images in Production
4 min - 46
Database Migrations in CI
4 min - 47
Blue-Green Deployment Concept
4 min - 48
Canary Releases
4 min - 49
Infrastructure as Code Basics
4 min - 50
Pipeline as Code Auditing
3 min - 51
Automating Releases
3 min - 52
Handling Large Files in CI
4 min - 53
Cross-Repository Workflows
3 min - 54
Pipeline Resilience
4 min - 55
Testing Infrastructure
4 min - 56
Integrating External Security Tools
5 min - 57
Cleaning Up Environments
Coming soon - 58
Advanced Debugging Techniques
Coming soon - 59
Capstone: The Full Pipeline
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