Git and CI/CD Integration: Automating Workflows for Continuous Delivery

Git and CI/CD Integration: Automating Workflows for Continuous Delivery

Integrating Git with CI/CD pipelines enables automated testing, building, and deployment. This reduces manual effort, improves reliability, and accelerates delivery. In this blog, we’ll explore how to trigger CI/CD workflows based on Git events and implement best practices for seamless integration.

Table of Contents

• CI/CD Triggers
• Versioning with Tags
• Configuring GitHub Actions
• Configuring GitLab CI/CD
• Exercise: Setting Up CI/CD

CI/CD Triggers

Trigger builds on:

• Commits to specific branches.
• Merges into main.
• Tag creation for releases.

Versioning with Tags

Use Git tags to automate versioning in CI/CD pipelines:

  # Define a script to increment version numbers based on tags
          

Configuring GitHub Actions

Define workflows in .github/workflows/:

  name: CI
  on:
    push:
      branches:
        - main
  jobs:
    build:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
        - run: echo "Building..."
          

Configuring GitLab CI/CD

Define pipelines in .gitlab-ci.yml:

  stages:
    - build
  build_job:
    stage: build
    script:
      - echo "Building..."
          

Exercise: Setting Up CI/CD

Practice setting up CI/CD:

• Create a GitHub Actions workflow for testing.
• Push changes to trigger the pipeline.
• Automate versioning using Git tags in CI/CD.

Coming Up Next

In the next part of this series, we’ll explore Git patch management, including creating, applying, and managing patches for offline workflows or non-traditional collaboration.