CI/CD for JavaScript
With Buddy, you can create a pipeline that builds, tests, and deploys JS applications on a push to Git. The configuration is super simple and takes 10 to 15 minutes.
Image loading...Example JavaScript pipeline
1. Select your Git repository
Buddy supports all popular Git hosting providers, including GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab. You can also use your own private Git server, or host code directly on Buddy.
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2. Add a new delivery pipeline
Enter the pipeline's name, select the trigger mode, and define the branch from which Buddy will fetch your code:
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Trigger modes
- Manual (on click) — recommended for Production
- On push (automatic) — recommended for Development
- Recurrently (on time interval) — recommended for Staging/Testing
3. Add actions
Buddy lets you choose from dozens of predefined actions. In this example, we'll add 4 actions that will perform the following tasks:
- Build and test JavaScript app: download dependencies (npm, yarn, etc.), run tests, compile assets (npm tasks, webpack, etc.)
- Upload code to server together with compiled assets
- Restart application
- Send notification to Slack
3.1 Build your JavaScript application
Look up and click Node.js on the action list to add it to the pipeline:
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The Run tab lets you determine the commands to execute. The default commands are:
bash# yarn install npm install npm test
$$$
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3.1.2 Node.js version
You can change Node.js version and install missing packages & tools in the runtime environment tab:
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3.2 Deploy application to server
The compiled application needs to be uploaded to the server. Head to the Transfer section and select your upload action (SFTP in our case):
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When adding the action you can choose what and where should be uploaded:
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3.3 Restart application
Once the app is deployed, you can run additional commands on your server with the SSH action:
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Enter the commands to execute and configure authentication details:
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3.4 Send notification to Slack
You can configure Buddy to send your team a message after the deployment. In this example we'll use Slack:
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4. Summary
Congratulations! You have just automated your entire delivery process. Make a push to the selected branch and watch Buddy fetch, build, and deploy your project. With Continuous Delivery applied, you can now focus on what's really important: developing awesome apps! 🔥
Sep 23, 2024