AWS CodeBuild vs. AWS CodeDeploy

I enjoy it - very cool service. I would say give it a try.

Incentivized

Getting the code from Git Hub, uploading it to the repository, making changes, and deploying it to a specific environment makes AWS tremendous and easy to work with. Once you know how to do it, it is easy to replicate. On the other hand, if you are new, it gets confusing, and you need guidance on the steps to take not to compromise the application.

Incentivized

• Customization
• Do code builds within a schedule or when the source code changes
• Only pay for the build time used

Incentivized

• Integration with other AWS services
• No administration required
• Unified and easy process for dev teams

Incentivized

• It was difficult to create a branching strategy with GitHub. We had everything running from main, but in a true devops environment, we would like to incorporate a true branching strategy.
• I would like to share build projects with each AWS account we utilize versus creating a build project in each account. It will allow us consistent deployments across the board.
• The error logs are natively in AWS, but when developers do not have access, there is no way for them to view error logs for maintenance other than an admin who has access to share the error logs.

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• There is one limitation is it can't do multi-tier apps
• It is not possible to control the order in which deployment occurs if more than one deployment attempts to run at the same time
• AWS CodeDeploy does not integrate with GitHub

Incentivized

It is a highly usable, well integrated CI/CD service, patricularly for AWS-centric organizations. It is a strong balance between simplicity and flexibility. Security was integrated with AWS Secrets Manager allowing secrets to be retrieved dynamically - a huge usability win for us. I did not enjoy the manual build for each environment

Incentivized

Here is where AWS as a whole stepped up big. The UI is more intuitive and easy to use. The separation is clear, and the guides are abundant. They still need to create starter tutorials for newcomers so we don't lose much time learning/teaching others. Having someone with basic knowledge and examples where they can gain experience will make it better.

Incentivized

AWS CodeBuild provides the option to fully implement the build in the cloud without wasting your local resources (computer and network) providing independence to developers to invest those resources in other processes. It also provides a robust platform with a lot of customizations or just a script for each language.

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Jenkins supports a lot of plugings. Also with Jenkins, it is possible to manage everything through our own server. Those are 2 points where I rate Jenkins as one of the best DevOps Tool

Incentivized

• It has a positive ROI

Incentivized

• AWS CodeDeploy has reduced the engineer involvement in deployments
• Our QA team has been able to effectively deploy tickets for testing, and our Release Managers can manage production deployments
• Progress indicators have given us a better baseline for deployment times, which is helpful for time-sensitive releases

Incentivized