Continuous Integration and Deployment

Jenkins CI/CD Pipeline Setup

• Install Jenkins on your server following the official documentation.

• Configure Jenkins to integrate with your version control system (e.g., Git) to enable automated builds and deployments.

Backend Deployment with Jenkins

1. Set up a Jenkins job for the backend deployment.

2. Define the build steps, which may include:

   • Cloning the backend repository from Git.

   • Installing dependencies using a package manager (e.g., pip).

   • Running tests to ensure code quality and functionality.

   • Building the backend application using a build tool (e.g., uWSGI).

3. Configure deployment steps, such as:

   • Stopping the existing backend service.

   • Deploying the new build to the appropriate server or container.

   • Starting or restarting the backend service.

Frontend Deployment with Jenkins

1. Create a Jenkins job specifically for the frontend deployment.

2. Specify the build steps for the frontend application, which may involve:

   • Checking out the frontend repository from Git.

   • Installing dependencies with a package manager (e.g., npm).

   • Building the frontend application using build scripts (e.g., webpack, React-scripts).

   • Running tests to validate the frontend functionality.

3. Configure deployment steps, including:

   • Stopping the existing frontend server or reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx).

   • Copying the built frontend assets to the appropriate location.

   • Starting or restarting the frontend server or reverse proxy.

Git Integration and Version Control Practices

• Create a Git repository for your project and configure access permissions.

• Encourage developers to follow version control best practices, such as using feature branches, commit messages, and pull requests.

• Integrate automated tests and code quality checks into the CI/CD pipeline, triggering them on each commit or pull request.

• Use Git hooks or CI/CD pipeline stages to enforce code review and approval processes before merging changes into the main branch.

• Configuring jenkins to listen to GitHub for pull requests

By setting up Jenkins for continuous integration and deployment, you can automate the build and deployment processes for both the backend and frontend components of your project. This ensures consistent and reliable releases, facilitates collaboration among team members, and enables efficient integration of new features and bug fixes into the production environment.