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CI/CD Pipelines

Automate the path from a code change to a running system in production: build, test, and deploy without a human doing it by hand every time.

What you'll actually learn

Every CI/CD pipeline is answering the same question differently: what has to be true before a code change is allowed to reach production, and who — or what — checks it. This track builds a real pipeline stage by stage — a build step that fails fast on a broken commit, a test gate that actually blocks a merge instead of just reporting red, and a deploy step that can roll back as cleanly as it rolled forward.

What you'll be able to do

You'll be able to take a pipeline that's failing in a confusing way — a flaky test blocking every merge, a deploy that succeeds in staging but not production — and actually diagnose which stage is lying to the team about what's really happening, instead of just re-running it and hoping.

Syllabus

1Why CI/CD Exists: Integration Hellcore~10 min
2Anatomy of a Pipeline: Stagescore~10 min
3Automated Testing Gatescore~12 min
4Building the Deployable Artifactadvanced~12 min
5Deployment Strategies: Reducing the Risk of the Last Mileadvanced~15 min
6Rollback: Undoing a Bad Deployment Fastadvanced~12 min
7Reading and Reasoning About a Pipeline Configurationadvanced~15 min
8Synthesis: Designing a Pipeline for a Real Teamadvanced~15 min

Frequently asked

How long does CI/CD Pipelines take to complete?

Roughly 2 hours across 8 hands-on quests — you can go at your own pace and pick up exactly where you left off.

What do I need to know before starting CI/CD Pipelines?

You should be comfortable with Infrastructure as Code first — the skill tree unlocks CI/CD Pipelines once you've cleared those.

Is CI/CD Pipelines free to learn?

Yes — CI/CD Pipelines is fully available on the free tier, starting with a free first quest and no payment method required to sign up. Plus and Elite remove pacing limits but don't gate any of the CI/CD Pipelines curriculum behind a paywall.

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