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Pranav Dakle
Pranav Dakle

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End-to-End CI/CD Pipeline with Quality Checks, Security Scans & Kubernetes Deployment

In this project, I built a production-ready CI/CD pipeline that automates the entire software delivery processโ€”from code commit to deployment on Kubernetes. The pipeline integrates code quality checks, security scanning, artifact management, containerization, and notifications.


Pipeline Overview

Here is the high-level flow of the pipeline I implemented:


Tech Stack

Jenkins | Maven | SonarQube | Trivy | Nexus Repository | Docker | Kubernetes


What this pipeline achieves

  • Automates build, test, and deployment
  • Enforces code quality using SonarQube
  • Scans for vulnerabilities in code dependencies and Docker images using Trivy
  • Stores build artifacts in Nexus Repository for versioning and reuse
  • Deploys containerized applications to Kubernetes
  • Notifies developers on pipeline status via email

Key Takeaways

  • Quality and security should be built into the pipeline, not added later.
  • Automating end-to-end delivery reduces manual effort and human error.
  • Using industry-standard tools together creates a robust DevOps workflow.

Project Links

Link Type Description URL
GitHub Repository Source code, Jenkinsfile, and Kubernetes manifests github.com/ayush-pndy/cicd-pipeline
Detailed Documentation Step-by-step setup guide and architecture README.md
Demo Video Full pipeline execution walkthrough youtu.be/your-demo-link

What's Next?

  • Implement Blue-Green / Canary Deployments
  • Add monitoring with Prometheus & Grafana
  • Integrate Slack notifications and better rollback strategies

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