CI/CD Foundations
Set up continuous integration and deployment: tests, builds and deploys on every push.
What you'll learn
- Explain CI and CD
- Run lint and tests on each push
- Cache dependencies to speed up builds
- Deploy to staging on merge
About this course
You build a pipeline for a sample web app. Each push runs linting and tests, and merges to main deploy to a staging server. You learn what to automate first and how to keep pipelines fast.
Course curriculum
4 modules and 12 lessons over 3 weeks. Plan for about 9 learning hours.
01ConceptsWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- CI versus CD
- Pipeline stages
- Branch strategy
02Continuous integrationWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- Lint and test jobs
- Caching
- Status checks
03DeploymentWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- Build artifacts
- Deploying to staging
- Secrets
04Pipeline projectWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- Full pipeline
- Fixing a failing build
- Documentation
Project
CI/CD pipeline. A GitHub Actions pipeline that tests every push and deploys the sample app to staging.
Who this course is for
Developers who deploy by hand and want automated tests and deploys.
Prerequisites
You use Git and GitHub and have run tests locally.
What's included
- 120-day course access
- Step-by-step lessons
- Practice files
- Reusable code templates
- A graded final exercise
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Self-paced practical course, part of our self-paced courses. Graded final exercise with written feedback.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
- Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
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No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for self-paced course programs.
