What is CI CD
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Shipping software by hand is slow, risky and stressful. CI/CD fixes that with an automated pipeline that builds, tests and ships every code change the same safe way, every time. In this 20-minute visual guide we break down the difference between CI and CD, the pipeline stage by stage, deployment strategies, and how it ties Docker and Kubernetes together.
No prior background needed — but if you've watched our Docker and Kubernetes videos, this is what moves your code through both, automatically.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The problem: shipping by hand is scary
00:30 What CI/CD actually is
01:30 Two halves: CI and CD
02:30 The factory-assembly-line analogy
03:30 The pipeline, stage by stage
04:00 It all starts with a push
04:30 A pipeline is just config
05:00 Why Continuous Integration wins
05:30 The two CDs: delivery vs deployment
06:00 Deploying safely
06:30 How it ties together (Docker + K8s)
07:00 Common misconceptions
07:30 Securing the pipeline
08:00 How to start small
🔧 TOOLS MENTIONED
GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · Jenkins · CircleCI · Argo CD · Travis CI
🎯 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
• The difference between CI and CD (and the two kinds of "CD")
• The pipeline stages: commit → build → test → package → deploy
• How a pipeline is just versioned config in your repo
• Deployment strategies: rolling, blue-green, canary, rollback
• How CI/CD ties Docker and Kubernetes into one automated flow
🔐 GO DEEPER
Your pipeline holds the keys to production — secrets, deploy access, signing. A compromised pipeline is a compromised app. Explore the Dargslan security curriculum:
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📚 INFRA EXPLAINED SERIES
▸ What is Docker
▸ What is Kubernetes
▸ What is CI/CD ← you are here
▸ Infrastructure as Code
…plus the Networking Explained and Auth Explained series.
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