Raju NandiThe format of the blog is like it starts with the scenario, then challenges and finally the solution.
Scenario
A development team is already using a Kubernetes cluster for their applications and now wants to run their CI/CD jobs on the same cluster for better scalability and resource efficiency. However, they face key Challenges
Challenges
- ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ : They want to connect GitLab pipelines to Kubernetes without storing KubeConfig files, as it poses a security risk.
- ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ: With Kubernetes moving away from Docker, they need an alternative to Docker-in-Docker (DinD) to build images within the CI/CD pipeline.
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: They need a simplified way to deploy across dev, test, and prod using a single Helm chart, avoiding complex configurations.
- ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Automated tools for code linting and vulnerability scanning are required to maintain high standards across environments.
As a Devops engineer you are tasked to find an integrated solution to overcome these challenges and streamline their CI/CD process.
Solution
In my latest video, I showcase how to implement a complete ๐๐/๐๐ pipeline with ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ, integrating top DevOps tools like MegaLinter, Kaniko, Trivy, Helm, and the powerful ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ.
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐?
- ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ? ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ! See how the ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ connects to Kubernetes clusters.
- ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ across dev, test, and prod using a single Helm chart.
- ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ running isolated CI/CD jobs in scalable Kubernetes pods.
- ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ with MegaLinter to keep your codebase clean and compliant.
- ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ with Automated vulnerability scanning using Trivy.
- ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ with ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ค๐จ
I tried to cover everything you need to implement this CI/CD pipeline, making it an absolute must-watch for DevOps engineers and developers alike! ๐
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ?
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๐ฅ Complete CICD with Gitlab Kubernetes Runner, Gitlab KAS Agent, Kaniko and other Devops tools.
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