Continuous Deployment Using Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

Continuous Deployment (CD) means every time you make a change in your code, it automatically gets built, tested, and deployed to your OpenShift environment — with little to no manual steps.

With Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines, you can build powerful CI/CD workflows without writing complex scripts or code. It's all done visually or with templates that can be reused.

🤔 What Are OpenShift Pipelines?

OpenShift Pipelines is Red Hat’s built-in CI/CD solution based on Tekton. It lets you:

• Build your code into container images
• Run automated tests
• Deploy apps to your cluster automatically

All of this happens inside your OpenShift environment — no external CI/CD tools required.

🔄 How It Works – In Simple Steps

Here’s how you can set up a Continuous Deployment pipeline in OpenShift without needing to code:

✅ Step 1: Use the OpenShift Web Console

Go to your OpenShift Dashboard → Developer Perspective. From there, everything can be set up using clicks and forms.

✅ Step 2: Import Your Code

Choose “+Add” → “Import from Git”

• Enter your Git repo URL (e.g., from GitHub)
• Choose the build strategy (like Source-to-Image or Dockerfile)
• Pick the runtime (Java, Node.js, Python, etc.)
• OpenShift will automatically detect and configure the basics

✅ Step 3: Enable Pipelines

In the “Advanced Options” section, check “Add Pipeline”.

• OpenShift will automatically generate a CI/CD pipeline for your app
• It includes steps like build, test, and deploy
• You don’t need to write anything — it’s pre-built and ready

✅ Step 4: Trigger on Git Changes

You can connect your pipeline to a Git webhook (e.g., GitHub). Now, whenever you push changes to your code, OpenShift will:

1. Clone the latest version of the code
2. Build a new container image
3. Run automated checks (if configured)
4. Deploy it to your OpenShift cluster

✅ Step 5: Monitor and Manage

After deployment, OpenShift gives you built-in dashboards to:

• Track pipeline runs
• See logs of each step (build, deploy, etc.)
• Roll back to earlier versions if needed

🎁 What You Get with This Setup

• Zero manual deployment steps
• Fast feedback when something breaks
• Cleaner collaboration between devs and ops
• No scripting required — all managed visually or through templates

📌 Use Cases

• Auto-deploy web apps on every commit
• Set up dev → test → prod environments
• Improve delivery speed in Agile/DevOps teams

🧠 Final Thought

OpenShift Pipelines make CI/CD accessible — even if you’re not a coder. It’s all about building reliable workflows that save time, reduce errors, and get your app into users' hands faster.

If you're already using OpenShift, this is one of the easiest ways to modernize your deployment process.

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