CI/CD Deployment Pipeline
Designed and implemented a complete CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, Docker, and cloud infrastructure. Reduced deployment time from hours to minutes with automated testing gates at every stage.
Tech Stack
The Challenge
Manual deployments were error-prone, time-consuming, and required developer downtime. No automated testing in the release process.
Architecture
Pipeline stages: code quality checks → unit tests → integration tests → Docker image build → staging deploy → smoke tests → production deploy. Blue-green deployment strategy for zero downtime.
Deployment Strategy
GitHub Actions workflows triggered on PR merge. Staging deploys on every merge to develop. Production deploys gated by staging health checks and manual approval.
Outcome
Deployment time reduced from 2 hours to 8 minutes. Zero failed production deploys over 3 months. Automated rollback triggered twice, preventing outages.