Using OpenShift Pipelines

Learning path | 4 resources | Published on April 23, 2024

Automated builds and deployments – known as CI/CD – of container-based applications can reduce mistakes, improve productivity, and promote more thorough testing. This sandbox activity introduces OpenShift Pipelines for automated builds and deployment.

OpenShift Pipelines is added to a Red Hat OpenShift cluster by the OpenShift Pipelines operator. This operator is already installed in the Developer Sandbox. So all we need to do is create objects and run our pipelines.

Learn more about the Developer Sandbox

  1. Overview: Using OpenShift Pipelines
  2. Clone the GitHub repository and create the pipeline Page
  3. Create necessary tasks within a new workspace Page
  4. Run your pipeline and evaluate the results Page

Overview: Using OpenShift Pipelines

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Automated builds and deployments – known as Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) – of container-based applications can reduce mistakes, improve productivity, and promote more thorough testing. This learning exercise introduces you to Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines for automated builds and deployment.

OpenShift Pipelines is added to a Red Hat OpenShift cluster by the OpenShift Pipelines operator. This operator is already installed in the Developer Sandbox for Red Hat OpenShift (Developer Sandbox). So all we need to do is create objects and run our pipelines. Our pipeline will pull source code from a GitHub repository, build the application, and deploy the image to the image registry inside our Developer Sandbox cluster. You will do the work from the command line, but observe the results in the browser.

Prerequisites

You will need the following to complete this exercise:

What you will do

In the learning exercise, you will:

  • Clone the GitHub repository.
  • Create the pipeline.
  • Create the workspace.
  • Create necessary tasks.
  • Run the pipeline.
  • View the results.

What will you learn

When you've completed this exercise, you will know how to:

  • Access the Developer Sandbox.
  • Access the oc and tkn command lines.
  • Create a pipeline.
  • Use it to deploy code into your cluster.

How long will this activity take?

  • About 30 minutes.

Programming languages

  • You don’t need to know any programming languages to complete this exercise.

If you need help

If you get stuck, something isn’t working, or you simply have questions, you can easily contact us via email at devsandbox@redhat.com.

If you’re unsure how to log into your Developer Sandbox from the command line, you can find instructions at: Access your Developer Sandbox for Red Hat OpenShift from the command line.