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TE🔹 What is CI/CD in DevOps? (Simple Explanation)
CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery / Continuous Deployment.
It is a DevOps practice that helps teams build, test, and release software faster and more reliably.
Instead of doing everything manually, CI/CD automates the process.
🔹 1️⃣ Continuous Integration (CI)
Continuous Integration means developers frequently push their code into a shared repository (like GitHub).
Every time code is pushed:
The code is automatically built
The code is automatically tested
Errors are found early
👉 Why CI is important?
Finds bugs quickly 🐞
Avoids last-minute failures
Improves code quality
🔹 2️⃣ Continuous Delivery (CD)
Continuous Delivery means the code is always ready to be released.
After passing all tests:
Code is deployed to staging / testing environment
Manual approval is required to release to production
👉 Best when human control is needed.
(OR)
🔹 3️⃣ Continuous Deployment (CD)
Continuous Deployment goes one step further:
If all tests pass, the code is automatically deployed to production
No manual approval
👉 Best for fast-moving applications.
Diagram for CI/CD
👨💻 Developer
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📦 Code Commit (GitHub / GitLab)
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🔄 Continuous Integration (CI)
- Build
- Test
- Code Quality Check
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🧪 Staging / Test Environment
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🚀 Continuous Deployment (CD)
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