AWS CodeBuild
Create and evaluate code that uses automatic scaling
How Come CodeBuild?
You can provide up provisioning, scaling, and managing your own build servers when you use CodeBuild. To compile, test, and package your code, simply specify where your source code is located and select your build parameters. CodeBuild will take care of the rest.
The way it functions
Software packages that are ready for deployment are created, tested, and source code is assembled using AWS CodeBuild, a completely managed continuous integration solution.
Application scenarios
Constantly integrate and deploy (CI/CD) pipelines in an automated manner
Develop a completely automated software release procedure that encourages code modifications across a variety of infrastructures.
Eliminate the difficulty in maintaining development servers
You can avoid configuring and maintaining Jenkins build nodes by running your current build jobs on CodeBuild.
GitHub is the host for the build source code
Take advantage of an already-existing GitHub repository to automatically start software builds, then upload the results back to GitHub.
Features of AWS CodeBuild
One completely managed continuous integration service is AWS CodeBuild. Simply define where your source code is located, select your build parameters, and CodeBuild will execute build scripts to compile, test, and package your code. There are no software programs to install, set up, and run, nor servers to scale.
Create and evaluate your code
Build environments preloaded with the operating system, language runtime, and build tools (such as Gradle, npm, and Apache Maven) needed to finish the task are used by AWS CodeBuild to execute your builds. All you have to do is choose the location of your source code and configure your build by choosing the build environment and the commands to be executed during the build. You have two options for storing the artefacts: either upload them to an artefact repository using a build command, or use AWS CodeBuild to create your code and store it in an Amazon S3 bucket. AWS CodePipeline, the AWS Management Console, AWS CLIs, or SDKs can all be used to create, manage, and start build projects.
Build environments that are already configured
Create environments for Java, Python, Node.js, Ruby, Go, Android,.NET Core for Linux, and Docker are available by AWS CodeBuild.
Tailor your build surroundings
With AWS CodeBuild, you can utilise your own build environments for example, Microsoft.NET Framework in conjunction with the software. The tools and runtime for your build can be combined into a Docker image, which you can then submit to the Amazon EC2 Container Registry (Amazon ECR) or a public Docker Hub repository. You can give the path of your Docker image when you create a new build project, and CodeBuild will pull the image and use it as the build project configuration.
Adjustable parameters
Give build commands
You can provide the precise instructions you want AWS CodeBuild to follow, including packaging your code, installing build tool packages, and executing unit tests. You can select the commands to execute at each stage of the build as well as other options in the build specification, which is a YAML file. using sample build specification files for common scenarios, like builds using Apache Maven, Gradle, or npm, CodeBuild makes it easy for you to get started immediately.
Decide on the compute type
The compute type that best suits your needs for development can be chosen. Three tiers of compute capacity are available, which differ in terms of CPU and memory capacity. This allows you to specify a minimum amount of CPU and memory needed for your builds to finish, or a greater CPU and memory compute if you want your builds to finish faster. Both Windows and Linux are supported by CodeBuild.
Select the source integrations
There are multiple ways to start builds with AWS CodeBuild. For instance, after establishing a connection to Bitbucket, GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, AWS CodeCommit, or Amazon S3, you can start builds in CodeBuild. Additionally, CodeBuild and your source repository can be connected to AWS CodePipeline, which triggers a build each time a change is committed.
Workflows for continuous integration and delivery
You can build and integrate code more frequently using AWS CodeBuild‘s on-demand compute and pay-as-you-go architecture, which makes it easier to identify and address errors early in the development cycle when they are most manageable. With CodeBuild’s source connectors, build commands, and Jenkins integration, you can incorporate it into your current continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) workflow.
Additionally, CodeBuild is a member of the AWS Code Services family that supports your CI/CD strategy. AWS CodePipeline may be integrated with CodeBuild to automate the building and testing of code in CodeBuild every time a change is committed to the source repository. By connecting your source repository using the AWS CodePipeline wizard and choosing CodeBuild as the build provider, you can establish this continuous integration pipeline.
With CodePipeline, you can effortlessly expand your continuous integration process to include continuous delivery by incorporating external load or UI testing tools (like BlazeMeter and Ghost Inspector) that start whenever CodeBuild finishes the build. After that, you may use AWS CodeDeploy and AWS Elastic Beanstalk, two services that are integrated with AWS CodePipeline, to deploy to your instances or on-premises servers.
Permissions and security
AWS Key Management Service (KMS)-managed customer-specific keys are used to encrypt your build artefacts. You can establish precise controls over which users and AWS resources have access to your builds thanks to the integration of AWS CodeBuild with AWS Identity and Access Management.
Observing
To examine detailed build information, you can utilise the AWS CodeBuild Console, AWS CLI, SDKs, and APIs, or Amazon CloudWatch. You may view details about the build, including its start and end times, status, and commit ID, using AWS CodeBuild. Additionally, CodeBuild sends logs and build metrics to CloudWatch. With CloudWatch, you can make a personalised dashboard, establish a CloudWatch Alert, troubleshoot build problems, and review build logs.
Get Alerts
Notifications for events affecting your construction projects can be created. Amazon SNS notifications will be used to deliver notifications. Every notice comes with a link to the resources whose event triggered it, along with a status message.
AWS CodeBuild Pricing
Pricing with AWS CodeBuild is as simple as pay-as-you-go. Minimum fees and upfront costs do not apply. Just the resources you utilize are paid for. Based on how long it takes for your build to run, you get billed for compute resources. The compute type that is chosen determines the rate.
