Automate Software Delivery with Mendix Pipelines
Are you tired of spending countless hours manually packaging and deploying software? Say goodbye to tedious manual processes and hello to automation with Mendix Pipelines.
With Mendix Pipelines, you can automate your software delivery process, ensuring quick and reliable deployments every time. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the process of getting started with Mendix Pipelines in seconds.
Getting Started
To begin automating your software delivery process, open an app in the Mendix Developer Portal and navigate to the Pipelines page. You must have Cloud access in your team role to use Pipelines effectively.
Designing Your First Pipeline
Let’s design our first Pipeline to automate package creation and deployments to the test environment. Start by selecting a template pipeline and giving it a name. You’ll see a logical sequence of steps, including conditions to start the pipeline, checking out source code, building a deployment package, publishing it, and deploying to an environment.
Configuring Your Pipeline
Expand each step to review and edit its configuration according to your requirements. You can set up the pipeline to start automatically based on a recurring schedule or upon a push to a branch in Studio Pro. Source code will be checked out from the main branch, and variables can be used to reference values from one step to another.
Publishing and Deploying
The Build step will create a deployment package, and versions of the deployment package can be incremented if needed. Next, publish the deployment package generated from the Build step. You can reference the output of each step using variables. Once published, deploy this package to your desired environment, such as the Test environment.
Customizing Your Pipeline
Steps can easily be added or removed to tailor the pipeline to your needs. Click on the plus button to access a library of steps. For example, you can add a backup step before deployment for added security.
Activating Your Pipeline
Before activating your pipeline, ensure you provide an API key and Personal Access Token with the specified scope from Developer settings. All team members who will run pipelines need to add these settings. Once set up, activate the pipeline, and you’re all set to enjoy automated zero-click software delivery.
Monitoring Pipeline Runs
To monitor your pipeline runs, navigate to the Runs tab. Here, you can view the history of all pipeline runs along with their statuses. You’ll be notified in case of a pipeline run failure, and you can drill down into each pipeline run to debug if needed.
Unlock the Power of CI/CD
In just a few minutes, you can unlock the power of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) with Mendix Pipelines. Build your pipeline, automate your workflow, and ship high-quality software faster than ever before. Stay tuned for more exciting features on the horizon!
Ready to Get Started?
Design your pipeline now and experience the benefits of automated software delivery with Mendix Pipelines. Say goodbye to manual effort and hello to streamlined processes. Your team’s productivity will soar as you free up valuable development hours for more important tasks.
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