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Raju Nandi
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Complete CICD with Gitlab Kubernetes Runner, Gitlab KAS Agent, Kaniko and other Devops tools.

#kubernetes #devops #gitlab #cicd

The format of the blog is like it starts with the scenario, then challenges and finally the solution.

Scenario

A development team is already using a Kubernetes cluster for their applications and now wants to run their CI/CD jobs on the same cluster for better scalability and resource efficiency. However, they face key Challenges

Challenges

  1. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠: They want to connect GitLab pipelines to Kubernetes without storing KubeConfig files, as it poses a security risk.
  2. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: With Kubernetes moving away from Docker, they need an alternative to Docker-in-Docker (DinD) to build images within the CI/CD pipeline.
  3. 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: They need a simplified way to deploy across dev, test, and prod using a single Helm chart, avoiding complex configurations.
  4. 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Automated tools for code linting and vulnerability scanning are required to maintain high standards across environments.

As a Devops engineer you are tasked to find an integrated solution to overcome these challenges and streamline their CI/CD process.

Solution

In my latest video, I showcase how to implement a complete 𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 pipeline with 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, integrating top DevOps tools like MegaLinter, Kaniko, Trivy, Helm, and the powerful 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐊𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞?

  • 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐠? 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦! See how the 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐊𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 connects to Kubernetes clusters.
  • 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 across dev, test, and prod using a single Helm chart.
  • 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 running isolated CI/CD jobs in scalable Kubernetes pods.
  • 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 with MegaLinter to keep your codebase clean and compliant.
  • 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 with Automated vulnerability scanning using Trivy.
  • 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 with 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐨

I tried to cover everything you need to implement this CI/CD pipeline, making it an absolute must-watch for DevOps engineers and developers alike! 😎
𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬?
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🎥 Complete CICD with Gitlab Kubernetes Runner, Gitlab KAS Agent, Kaniko and other Devops tools.

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