Introduction to CI/CD Basics
This is a complete, architecturally-focused guide to CI/CD pipelines. You won't just learn YAML syntax; you will understand the principles of continuous integration, delivery, and deployment. You'll master GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD, learning production-grade automation patterns used by top engineering teams.
- • CI/CD principles: continuous integration, delivery, and deployment
- • GitHub Actions: workflows, matrix strategies, caching, and deployment
- • GitLab CI: pipeline stages, jobs, and runners
- • Jenkins: declarative pipelines, shared libraries, and master-agent
- • ArgoCD: GitOps, Kubernetes deployments, and sync policies
- • Deployment strategies: blue-green, canary, and rolling updates
- • Security: secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and compliance
20 deep-dive theory modules organized into 5 progressive checkpoints — from CI/CD foundations through advanced deployment strategies and GitOps. Each module includes architectural explanations, step-by-step procedures, real-world YAML examples, interactive visualizations, and comprehensive quizzes.
This crash course is designed for rapid architectural understanding. You will not find endless video tutorials here. Instead, you will read the core theory, analyze real-world engineering patterns, and immediately execute your knowledge in the terminal.