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A CI/CD pipeline is an automated sequence of stages that takes source code from a Git commit through building, testing, scanning, and deploying to production — eliminating manual steps and ensuring every change follows the same verified path to release.
A CI/CD stage is a logical grouping of related jobs within a pipeline representing one phase of delivery — such as Build, Test, Scan, or Deploy. Stages run sequentially and a failed stage blocks all subsequent stages from running.
A CI/CD job is a discrete unit of work within a pipeline stage that runs on a runner or agent. Each job runs in isolation, has its own set of steps, and produces a pass or fail result that determines whether dependent jobs can proceed.
A CI/CD artifact is a file or set of files produced by one pipeline job and passed to subsequent jobs or stored for later use. Common artifacts include Docker image references, compiled binaries, test reports, and coverage files that travel through the pipeline.
Deployment Strategies and GitOps covers a variety of key topic guides, including: Pipeline Security — Secrets, OIDC, and Least-Privilege CI/CD, DORA Metrics — Measuring and Improving CI/CD Pipeline Performance, GitOps with ArgoCD — Declarative Kubernetes Deployments from Git, Blue-Green and Canary Deployments in CI/CD Pipelines, Environment Promotion — Dev to Staging to Production Pipelines, Rollback Strategies — Fast Recovery When Deployments Fail. Complete overview mapping DevOps concepts for Deployment Strategies and GitOps.
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