DevOps & Deployment
Master DevOps practices and deployment strategies for modern web applications
DevOps Learning Path
From basics to advanced DevOps practices and deployment strategies
Docker Fundamentals
Containerize your applications with Docker
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Automate your deployment pipeline
AWS Cloud Deployment
Deploy applications to Amazon Web Services
Kubernetes Basics
Orchestrate containers with Kubernetes
Monitoring & Logging
Keep track of your application health
Security Best Practices
Secure your deployment pipeline
Deployment Platforms
Choose the right platform for your application deployment
Vercel
Perfect for frontend applications and JAMstack
Features:
Next.js, React, Static sites
Free tier available
Netlify
Comprehensive platform for modern web projects
Features:
Static sites, JAMstack, Serverless
Free tier available
AWS
Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure
Features:
Large applications, Enterprise
Pay as you use
Digital Ocean
Developer-friendly cloud platform
Features:
Full-stack applications, APIs
Predictable pricing
Configuration Examples
Production-ready configuration files and scripts
Dockerfile for Node.js App
DockerMulti-stage Docker build for production optimization
# Multi-stage build for Node.js application
FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app
# Copy package files
COPY package*.json ./
# Install dependencies
RUN npm ci --only=production
# Copy source code
COPY . .
# Build application
RUN npm run build
# Production stage
FROM node:18-alpine AS production
# Install dumb-init for proper signal handling
RUN apk add --no-cache dumb-init
# Create non-root user
RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs
RUN adduser -S nextjs -u 1001
# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app
# Copy built application from builder stage
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/dist ./dist
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/package.json ./package.json
# Switch to non-root user
USER nextjs
# Expose port
EXPOSE 3000
# Start application
ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
CMD ["node", "dist/server.js"]
GitHub Actions CI/CD
CI/CDComplete deployment workflow with testing and deployment
# .github/workflows/deploy.yml
name: Deploy to Production
on:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:
branches: [main]
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Setup Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: '18'
cache: 'npm'
- name: Install dependencies
run: npm ci
- name: Run tests
run: npm test
- name: Run linting
run: npm run lint
- name: Build application
run: npm run build
deploy:
needs: test
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Deploy to Vercel
uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v25
with:
vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
vercel-org-id: ${{ secrets.ORG_ID }}
vercel-project-id: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_ID }}
vercel-args: '--prod'
Production Deployment Checklist
Essential items to verify before going live
DevOps Resources
Essential tools and platforms for DevOps and deployment
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