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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 process—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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