Which CI/CD tools are commonly used with Java projects?

Options

1. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps Pipelines (Correct option)
2. Photoshop, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio documents
3. Only Docker, since it builds and deploys every project
4. Only Maven, since it builds and deploys every Java project

Answer

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps Pipelines

Why

CI/CD tools run your pipeline on every push: build with Maven, run tests, build a Docker image, push it to a registry, deploy to Kubernetes or a cloud service.

• Jenkins: self-hosted, very flexible, plugins.
• GitHub Actions: pipelines defined in .github/workflows/*.yml, integrated with GitHub.
• GitLab CI: .gitlab-ci.yml.
• Azure DevOps Pipelines: azure-pipelines.yml, common in Azure shops.

All express the pipeline as code stored in the repository.

Remember

Pipeline as code: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps.

Key terms

• Continuous Integration
• CI/CD pipeline
• CI/CD tools
• Continuous Delivery / Deployment
• Maven
• Docker image