AWS CodePipeline

What is AWS CodePipeline?

A continuous delivery service, AWS CodePipeline is fully managed and helps automate release pipelines causing fast and reliable application and infrastructure updates.

• The fact that AWS CodePipeline automates your software release processes allows the user to release new features to users at a rapid pace.

• It allows ease in gathering user feedback and implementing changes.

• The automation allows the user to be able to quickly test code changes and catch bugs before they grow to be difficult to fix.

• Using the staging and release process users are able to quality check their application and infrastructure code.

• Users have the ability to model all the stages of your software release process. This is done using the console interface, AWS CLI, CloudFormation, or AWS SDKs.

• Specifying the tests to run and customizing the steps in your deployment is made simple.

• AWS CodePipeline allows you to instantly model your software release process.

• Connects existing tools and systems.

• Able to be extended to adapt to the user’s needs.

• Users have access to pre-built plugins or you can create custom plugins in any step of your release process.

• The steps of AWS CodePipeline are as follows: Source, Build, Test, Staging, and Production.

• Users are given 1 active pipeline for free per month as a member of the AWS Free Tier, other than that, you only pay for what you use. No upfront fees or commitments.

• Every time there is a code change pushed to your application, AWS CodePipeline automates the build, test, and deploy phases based on the release model defined.

• The user is able to efficiently deliver new features and updates.

• AWS CodePipeline can be easily integrated with GitHub or your own custom plugins as mentioned above.