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DevOps Templates

This document provides an overview of DevOps templates available in the ConnectSoft ecosystem. It is written for DevOps engineers and architects understanding how to generate CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment configurations.

ConnectSoft provides templates for generating DevOps artifacts that enable automated builds, tests, deployments, and infrastructure provisioning.

Note

DevOps templates are designed to work with services generated by the Factory. They follow ConnectSoft's DevOps best practices and integrate with Azure DevOps and Azure cloud services.

Purpose

DevOps templates enable the creation of:

  • CI/CD pipelines - Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines
  • Infrastructure-as-Code - Bicep, Terraform, Pulumi templates
  • Deployment configurations - Kubernetes, Docker, Azure App Service configs
  • Monitoring and alerts - Observability and alerting configurations
  • Security policies - Security scanning and compliance checks

CI/CD Pipeline Templates

Azure DevOps Pipelines

  • Template: Azure DevOps YAML pipeline template
  • Features:
    • Multi-stage pipelines (build, test, deploy)
    • Environment-specific deployments
    • Approval gates
    • Artifact management
    • Pipeline variables and secrets
  • Use Cases: Azure-hosted services, Azure DevOps projects

GitHub Actions

  • Template: GitHub Actions workflow template
  • Features:
    • Workflow automation
    • Matrix builds
    • Deployment workflows
    • Secret management
  • Use Cases: GitHub-hosted projects, open-source projects

GitLab CI/CD

  • Template: GitLab CI/CD pipeline template
  • Features:
    • GitLab Runner integration
    • Multi-stage pipelines
    • Container registry integration
  • Use Cases: GitLab-hosted projects

Infrastructure-as-Code Templates

Bicep Templates

  • Template: Azure Bicep infrastructure templates
  • Features:
    • Azure resource definitions
    • Parameterized configurations
    • Modular templates
    • Resource dependencies
  • Use Cases: Azure infrastructure provisioning

Terraform Templates

  • Template: Terraform infrastructure templates
  • Features:
    • Multi-cloud support
    • State management
    • Module-based structure
    • Provider configurations
  • Use Cases: Multi-cloud deployments, complex infrastructure

Pulumi Templates

  • Template: Pulumi infrastructure templates
  • Features:
    • Code-based infrastructure (C#, TypeScript, Python)
    • Type-safe infrastructure
    • Azure-first approach
    • Component libraries
  • Use Cases: .NET-centric teams, type-safe infrastructure

Deployment Templates

Kubernetes

  • Template: Kubernetes deployment manifests
  • Features:
    • Deployment configurations
    • Service definitions
    • ConfigMaps and Secrets
    • Ingress configurations
    • Helm charts (optional)
  • Use Cases: Containerized deployments, AKS

Docker

  • Template: Docker and Docker Compose configurations
  • Features:
    • Dockerfile templates
    • Multi-stage builds
    • Docker Compose for local development
    • Health checks
  • Use Cases: Containerized applications, local development

Azure App Service

  • Template: Azure App Service deployment configurations
  • Features:
    • App Service plans
    • Deployment slots
    • Application settings
    • Connection strings
  • Use Cases: Azure App Service deployments

Template Structure

A DevOps template generates this structure:

DevOps/
├── pipelines/
│   ├── azure-pipelines.yml
│   └── pipeline-templates/
├── infrastructure/
│   ├── bicep/
│   ├── terraform/
│   └── pulumi/
├── kubernetes/
│   ├── deployments/
│   ├── services/
│   └── configmaps/
├── docker/
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── docker-compose.yml
└── scripts/
    └── deployment scripts

Key Features

Pipeline Features

  • Multi-environment - Dev, staging, production
  • Approval gates - Manual approval steps
  • Rollback - Automated rollback on failure
  • Parallel execution - Parallel test execution
  • Caching - Build artifact caching

Infrastructure Features

  • Parameterized - Environment-specific parameters
  • Modular - Reusable infrastructure modules
  • Versioned - Infrastructure versioning
  • Validated - Infrastructure validation
  • Documented - Infrastructure documentation

Security Features

  • Secret management - Secure secret storage
  • Security scanning - Dependency and container scanning
  • Compliance - Compliance policy enforcement
  • Access control - RBAC configurations
  • Audit logging - Infrastructure change auditing

Integration with Services

DevOps templates integrate with Factory-generated services:

  • Auto-generated pipelines - Pipelines generated with services
  • Infrastructure provisioning - Infrastructure for new services
  • Deployment automation - Automated service deployments
  • Monitoring setup - Observability configuration
  • Security policies - Security scanning and compliance

Best Practices

CI/CD Best Practices

  • Fast feedback - Quick build and test cycles
  • Fail fast - Early failure detection
  • Immutable artifacts - Versioned, immutable builds
  • Blue-green deployments - Zero-downtime deployments
  • Automated testing - Comprehensive test automation

Infrastructure Best Practices

  • Infrastructure-as-Code - All infrastructure in code
  • Version control - Infrastructure in version control
  • Idempotent - Repeatable infrastructure provisioning
  • Documented - Clear infrastructure documentation
  • Tested - Infrastructure testing and validation