Can you list the main stages and steps involved in the Continuous Delivery process?
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Answer from AI
The main stages of the Continuous Delivery (CD) process include:
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Build — automatic compilation and assembly of source code into artifacts (e.g., binary files, packages).
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Test — running automated tests (unit, integration, UI) to ensure the quality of the build.
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Deploy to Staging — automatic deployment to an environment that closely resembles production.
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Verification — additional checks, including manual testing, load testing, or acceptance testing.
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Release — automated or semi-automated promotion of changes to production.
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Monitoring — tracking the application's state and metrics after release.
Continuous Delivery implies that the code is always in a releasable state, and the delivery process is highly automated.
An example pipeline:
- Commit to repository
- Automatic build
- Automated tests
- Deploy to staging
- Verification
- Release to production (often with manual confirmation)
This allows for quick and safe releases of new application versions.