CI/CD Pipeline

Introduction

Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) automates testing and deployment processes. Current status: Basic GitHub integration with Vercel; full CI/CD pipeline is planned for future implementation.

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Current Setup

GitHub + Vercel Integration

const CURRENT_CICD = {
  platform: 'Vercel + GitHub',
  status: 'Basic automatic deployment',
  
  workflow: {
    'main branch': 'Auto-deploy to production',
    'staging branch': 'Auto-deploy to preview (staging)',
    'feature branches': 'Auto-deploy to preview URLs',
  },
  
  limitations: [
    'No automated testing before deployment',
    'No build validation gates',
    'Manual migration running required',
    'No automated rollback on failure',
  ],
}

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Automatic Deployments

Branch-Based Deployment

# Push to main → Production deployment
git push origin main

# Push to staging → Staging deployment
git push origin staging

# Push to feature branch → Preview deployment
git push origin feature/new-feature

Vercel Deployment Flow

1. Push to GitHub
   ↓
2. Vercel detects change
   ↓
3. Starts build process
   ↓
4. Runs pnpm build
   ↓
5. Deploys to appropriate environment
   ↓
6. Sends notification (if configured)

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Manual Deployment Workflow

Using Automated Script

# Deploy to staging
pnpm vercel:deploy --staging

# Test staging environment
# Visit https://stg-app.yourdomain.com

# If successful, deploy to production
pnpm vercel:deploy --prod

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Planned CI/CD Improvements

Future GitHub Actions Pipeline

# Planned: .github/workflows/deploy.yml
name: Deploy

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, staging]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      - run: pnpm install
      - run: pnpm test              # Run tests
      - run: pnpm lint              # Check linting
  
  deploy:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - run: pnpm vercel:deploy --prod  # Deploy if tests pass

Planned Features

const PLANNED_FEATURES = [
  'Automated testing before deployment',
  'Linting and type checking gates',
  'Automatic database migrations',
  'Deployment notifications (Slack, Discord)',
  'Automated rollback on failure',
  'Performance budgets enforcement',
  'Security scanning',
]

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Environment-Specific Deployments

Current Configuration

# Staging
Branch: staging
Environment: preview
Domain: stg-app.yourdomain.com
Auto-deploy: Yes (via GitHub integration)

# Production
Branch: main
Environment: production
Domain: app.yourdomain.com
Auto-deploy: Yes (via GitHub integration)

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Deployment Notifications

Vercel Notifications

# Configure in Vercel Dashboard:
# Project → Settings → Notifications

# Available integrations:
- Email notifications
- Slack integration
- Discord webhooks
- Custom webhooks

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Best Practices

Current Workflow

# 1. Develop in feature branch
git checkout -b feature/new-feature

# 2. Test locally
pnpm dev
pnpm build
pnpm test

# 3. Push to GitHub (creates preview deployment)
git push origin feature/new-feature

# 4. Merge to staging
git checkout staging
git merge feature/new-feature
git push origin staging  # Auto-deploys to staging

# 5. Test staging deployment
# Visit https://stg-app.yourdomain.com

# 6. Merge to main (production)
git checkout main
git merge staging
git push origin main  # Auto-deploys to production

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Quick Reference

Current CI/CD

# Automatic via GitHub
git push origin main      # → Production
git push origin staging   # → Staging

# Manual deployment
pnpm vercel:deploy --prod     # Production
pnpm vercel:deploy --staging  # Staging

Future CI/CD

# Will include:
- Automated tests
- Build validation
- Migration automation
- Rollback on failure
- Performance checks

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Last Updated: 2025-11-20
Version: 1.0.0
Status: Basic Integration (Improvements Planned)