DevOps me “pipeline” ka matlab hota hai automation steps jo code ko developer se production tak le jaate hain.
Docker, Jenkins aur Kubernetes sab ke alag roles hote hain — isliye unke pipelines bhi alag stages me kaam karte hain.
Main simple 3 pipelines (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) production flow me samjha raha hoon.
1️⃣ Jenkins Pipeline (CI Pipeline)
Purpose: Code ko build aur test karna (CI – Continuous Integration).
Typical Jenkins pipeline stages:
Code → Build → Test → Package → Docker Build → Push → Deploy
Example Jenkinsfile pipeline:
pipeline {
agent any
stages {
stage('Code Checkout') {
steps {
git 'https://github.com/app/project.git'
}
}
stage('Build') {
steps {
sh 'npm install'
}
}
stage('Test') {
steps {
sh 'npm test'
}
}
stage('Docker Build') {
steps {
sh 'docker build -t myapp:v1 .'
}
}
stage('Push Image') {
steps {
sh 'docker push myrepo/myapp:v1'
}
}
stage('Deploy') {
steps {
sh 'kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml'
}
}
}
}
👉 Jenkins automation engine hai jo pipeline run karta hai.
2️⃣ Docker Pipeline
Purpose: Application ko container image me convert karna.
Typical Docker pipeline:
Source Code
↓
Dockerfile
↓
Docker Build
↓
Docker Image
↓
Push to Registry
Example steps:
1️⃣ Dockerfile
FROM node:18
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN npm install
CMD ["node","app.js"]
2️⃣ Image build
docker build -t myapp:v1 .
3️⃣ Push to registry
docker push myrepo/myapp:v1
Registry examples:
- Docker Hub
- AWS ECR
👉 Docker pipeline ka output hota hai container image.
3️⃣ Kubernetes Pipeline (Deployment Pipeline)
Purpose: Docker containers ko production me run aur manage karna.
Typical Kubernetes pipeline:
Docker Image
↓
Deployment YAML
↓
Kubernetes Cluster
↓
Pods
↓
Service
↓
Load Balancer
↓
Users
Example deployment:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: myapp
spec:
replicas: 3
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: myapp
image: myrepo/myapp:v1
Deploy command:
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
Kubernetes automatically:
- containers run karega
- scaling karega
- crash hone par restart karega
- rolling update karega
4️⃣ Full Production Pipeline (Real DevOps Flow)
Developer
↓
GitHub
↓
Jenkins Pipeline
↓
Build + Test
↓
Docker Pipeline
↓
Docker Image
↓
Registry
↓
Kubernetes Pipeline
↓
Pods
↓
Load Balancer
↓
Users
5️⃣ Role Comparison
| Tool | Role |
|---|---|
| Jenkins | CI/CD automation |
| Docker | Application containerization |
| Kubernetes | Container orchestration |
✅ Simple analogy
- Jenkins → manager
- Docker → packaging machine
- Kubernetes → factory workers
Manager pipeline run karta hai, packaging machine product banata hai, workers product run karte hain.







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