Unit 5.4

CI/CD Pipelines Chapter 15 · System Design & Deployment

~1.5 weeks 2 tutorials Module Project

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) automates the software delivery pipeline. This unit covers setting up CI pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), automated testing, deployment strategies (blue‑green, canary), and infrastructure as code.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Design and implement CI pipelines with automated testing.
Set up CD pipelines for automated deployment to staging/production.
Apply deployment strategies (rolling, blue‑green, canary).
Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Monitor pipeline health and implement rollback mechanisms.

Tutorials

CI Pipelines (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI)

YAML configuration, automated testing, and build artifacts.

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CD & Deployment Strategies

Blue‑green, canary, rolling updates, and rollback strategies.

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Assessments & Deliverables

Unit 5.4 Quiz Due: End of Week 13 Start

Module Project: Cloud‑Native Deployment Submit: End of Module 5 Submit