Lab Overview

AWS Code Services provide you with all the tools you need to deliver software following DevOps practices. The services under the AWS Code Services umbrella that you will work with in this lab are:

• CodeCommit - A secure and scalable source control service supporting Git workflows
• CodePipeline - A service for fast and reliable continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD)
• CodeBuild - A scalable service to compile, test, and package source code
• CodeDeploy - A service to automate code deployments anywhere

You will setup and work with each service as you deploy an application. You will also get experience handling rollbacks in a blue/green deployment environment when a release goes awry.

Lab Objectives

Upon completion of this Lab you will be able to:

• Create and use AWS CodeCommit repositories for source control
• Build and test your code with AWS CodeBuild
• Automate your CI/CD process with AWS CodePipeline
• Use AWS CodeDeploy to automate your deployments to EC2
• Release and roll back using a blue/green deployment strategy

Lab Prerequisites

You should be familiar with the following:

• Using EC2 instances
• Understanding Elastic Load Balancers (Classic)
• Working on the command line in Linux
• Issuing Git commands and version control workflows will be helpful but not required

Lab Environment

Before completing the lab instructions the environment will look as follows:

After completing the lab instructions the environment should look similar to:

Updates:

July 7th, 2020 - Updated the gulp file in the app to address an issue

January 13th, 2020 - Updated source code package dependencies to support upgrading to Node.js 12

May 24th, 2019 - Updated Lab to use the new CodeBuild standard Ubuntu build image, and updated screenshots to match the latest Console experience

January 10th, 2019 - Added a validation Lab Step to check the work you perform in the Lab

October 17th, 2018 - Updated images and instructions for compatibility with the new AWS UI