Overall Objectives

• Define five basic concepts of cloud computing
• Identify a cloud storage option, like AWS S3.
• Deploy and manage virtual machines using AWS EC2.
• Set up and manage a cloud database like AWS RDS.

Compiled Learning Objectives

What is CI/CD?

• Define CI and CD

Learning GitHub Actions Basics

• Describe GitHub Actions workflows, jobs, steps, and actions.
• Set up a basic CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions in a GitHub repository
• Write a YAML file that specifies the actions to be taken when code is pushed to the repository

Adding Testing Stages

• Add a test stage to a GitHub action
• Integrate existing test scripts to run automatically

Adding Deployment Stages

• Integrate deployment scripts into the GitHub Actions workflow

Creating a Workflow with Multiple Jobs

• Implement a multi-job workflow where jobs run sequentially, based on dependencies and requirements
• Use the needs keyword to specify job dependencies

Environment Variables

• Automate the deployment process to a specified environment.

Secrets

• TODO