CI/CD Pipeline Documentation
Detailed Overview and Workflow
Overview
• This document provides a detailed explanation
of the CI/CD pipeline. The pipeline facilitates
the automation of code integration, testing,
and deployment while leveraging Azure
services.
Purpose
• - Streamline the software delivery lifecycle.
• - Improve code quality through automated
testing and static code analysis.
• - Deploy containerized applications to isolated
environments (`COM_DEV` and `STG`).
Diagram Components (1/2)
• 1. Resource Group (RG):
• - Azure resource grouping (`xxx-cicd-rg`) for all
resources.
• 2. Virtual Network (VNet):
• - Name: `xxx-cicd-vnet-001`.
• - Subnets:
• • Azure Bastion Subnet for secure access.
• • CI/CD Subnet for tools like Jenkins and
Diagram Components (2/2)
• 3. Network Security Groups (NSG):
• - Secures the Bastion and CI/CD subnets.
• 4. Virtual Machines:
• - Linux VM for Jenkins and CI/CD tools.
• - Windows VM for testing and operations.
• 5. Azure Repos and Pipelines:
• - Azure Repos: Source control.
CI/CD Pipeline Workflow (1/2)
• 1. Code Push:
• - Developers push code to GitLab or Azure
Repos.
• 2. CI Stage:
• - Jenkins checks out the code.
• - Static Code Analysis: SonarQube scans and
reports.
• - Docker Build: Jenkins creates Docker images.
CI/CD Pipeline Workflow (2/2)
• 3. CD Stage:
• - Azure Pipelines deploy Docker images to
AKS:
• • `COM_DEV` for development.
• • `STG` for staging.
• 4. Notifications:
• - Deployment status notifications sent to
stakeholders.
Security
• - Network Security:
• • NSGs restrict traffic to VMs.
• • Azure Bastion provides secure RDP/SSH
access.
• - Secrets Management:
• • Credentials stored in Azure Key Vault.
• • Fetched dynamically by CI/CD tools.
Tools Used
• - Jenkins: Orchestrates CI/CD.
• - GitLab/Azure Repos: Code repositories.
• - SonarQube: Static code analysis.
• - PostgreSQL: SonarQube database.
• - Azure Pipelines: Deployment automation.
• - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): Hosts
containers.
• - Azure Container Registry (ACR): Stores
Docker images.
Troubleshooting
• 1. Build Failures:
• - Check Jenkins logs for errors.
• - Validate SonarQube configurations.
• 2. Deployment Errors:
• - Verify Docker image tags and ACR push.
• - Check AKS cluster and pod statuses.
• 3. Access Issues:
Future Enhancements
• - Automate rollback procedures for
deployment failures.
• - Integrate monitoring tools like Prometheus
or Azure Monitor.
• - Expand to multi-region deployments for fault
tolerance.