The Real First Step to CI/CD (Can't Skip This)

In this video, we'll be discussing the real first step to implementing a successful CI/CD pipeline, which is often overlooked but crucial for any devops project. If you're looking to improve your devops skills or learn more about the devops roadmap, you're in the right place. We'll be covering topics such as automation, homelab, and build in public, and how they relate to cicd and devops. By the end of this video, you'll have a solid understanding of what is cicd, ci cd pipeline, and how to implement it using tools like kubernetes, terraform, ansible, and iac, following a gitops approach. Learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days: https://brilliant.org/KoromaTech/. You’ll also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. JOIN/FOLLOW --------------------------------------------------- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/FbTeKZeUsA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koromatech/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@koromatech Twitter: https://x.com/koromatech Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koromatech/ Subscribe to Newsletter: https://koromatech.com/newsletter/ SUPPORT --------------------------------------------------- Buy Me Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/koromatech Amazon Storefront: https://amzn.to/4qfvgLT TIMESTAMPS/CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 — Intro: Why The Foundation Matters 03:52 — Scope Matters: CI First, CD Later 04:52 — Execution Layer: Where Everything Runs 05:37 — Storage & Backups (Don’t Skip This) 7:07 — Version Control as the Source of Truth 10:51 — Documentation: Your Memory System 12:37 — Core Networking Services Explained 14:28 — Infrastructure as Code (No Click Ops) 16:45 — Security at the Infrastructure Level 18:55 — Monitoring, Metrics & Dashboards 20:18 — The Real Goal of This Foundation RESOURCES / LINKS: --------------------------------------------------- Blog Post: https://koromatech.com/before-ci-cd-the-architecture-nobody-explains/ KEYWORDS & TAGS --------------------------------------------------- #DevOps #CICD #Homelab #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOpsJourney #LearnByBuilding #SelfHosted #Automation #CloudEngineering #SoftwareEngineering #BuildInPublic #TechYouTube Sponsor --------------------------------------------------- This video was sponsored by Brilliant