Course Overview

Context

You have been hired as a DevOps Engineer by a healthcare startup that specializes in telemedicine. The company aims to improve its deployment process to ensure that its application is always up-to-date and reliable for users. Your task is to implement an automated Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline using Jenkins. This will ensure faster, more reliable software releases and improve the overall efficiency of the development process.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basics of CI/CD and its importance in modern software development.
• Set up and configure Jenkins for automated builds.
• Use GitHub for source code management and automated deployments.
• Integrate Jenkins with GitHub to create a seamless CI/CD pipeline.
• Implement monitoring and logging for deployed applications using Prometheus and Grafana.

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of DevOps concepts and practices.
• Familiarity with version control systems, especially Git.
• Basic knowledge of Jenkins and Docker.