Deployment Automation Tools Guide

Deployment Automation Tools

Complete Guide to CI/CD Pipelines and Infrastructure Deployment

Understanding Deployment Automation Tools

Changes are deployed.

GitOps uses Git as a single source of truth for infrastructure and applications. Desired state is declared in Git, and automation tools (ArgoCD, Flux) continuously sync actual state to match Git.

Changes are made via Git commits and pull requests, providing a streamlined workflow for managing deployments.

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How do I handle secrets in CI/CD?

Secrets management: (1) Use secret management tools (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault), (2) Never commit secrets (use environment variables, secret stores), (3) Rotate secrets regularly, (4) Use least privilege.

Frequently asked questions

What is Infrastructure as Code?

Infrastructure as Code enables infrastructure provisioning and management through code rather than manual configuration.

How do IaC tools define infrastructure in declarative or imperative configuration files?

IaC tools define infrastructure in declarative or imperative configuration files, which are versioned, tested, and

How are applications deployed like application code?

deployed like application code. IaC provides consistency, reproducibility, and enables infrastructure changes to be reviewed

And audited like code changes?

and audited like code changes.

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Deployment Automation Tools Guide | CI/CD & Infrastructure Deployment

Deployment Automation Tools

Changes are deployed.

How do I handle secrets in CI/CD?

Frequently asked questions

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