CI/CD for C/C++

Buddy lets you create delivery pipelines that will build, test and deploy your C/C++ application on a single push to the branch. The pipelines consist of actions that you can configure depending on your needs. Example C++ pipelineExample C++ pipeline Configuration is very easy and takes only a couple of minutes.

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. Supported Git providersSupported Git providers

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: Exemplary pipeline settingsExemplary pipeline settings

Branch assignment — this is the branch from which Buddy will deploy. If you set the trigger mode to On push, Buddy will execute the pipeline upon every push to that branch.

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:

  • Compile your C/C++ application with GCC
  • Upload code to the server together with compiled assets
  • Restart application
  • Send notification to Slack

3.1 Build your C/C++ application

Look up and click the GCC action to configure it. Here you can choose the version of the compiler and determine the commands to execute. The default command is: bash make clean all

Build commands consoleBuild commands console

If your tests require a database to run, you can attach it in the Services tab: Services tabServices tab

3.2 Upload application to the server

The compiled app needs to be uploaded to the server. Head to the Transfer section and select your action (SFTP in our case): File transfer actionsFile transfer actions

When adding the action you can choose what and where should be uploaded: SFTP action configurationSFTP action configuration

3.3 Restart application on remote

Once that app is deployed, you can run additional commands on your server with the SSH action: SSH action selectionSSH action selection

Enter the commands to execute and configure authentication details: SSH commands consoleSSH commands console

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: Notification actionsNotification actions

If you add this action to Actions run on failure, Buddy will only send a message if something went wrong with your build or deployment.

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! 🔥

Bear in mind that this article is only a brief example of what Buddy can do. You can create additional pipelines for staging and production environments, integrate with your favorite services (AWS, Google, Azure), trigger tests on pull requests, build Docker images, and push them to the registry—the possibilities are unlimited.

If you want us to create a delivery pipeline for your project, drop a line to support@buddy.works – we'll be happy to help!

Last modified on August 31, 2022

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