This topic describes the configuration and instructions for continuous deployment operations.
Before you begin
Continuous deployment to a host is the process of automatic application deployment to a production environment or other destination environments. The following demonstrates the key steps and configuration instructions for continuous deployment to a host.
Import a host cluster
Host types
Alibaba Cloud DevOps Flow currently supports deployment to the following host types:
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS): High-performance, stability-focused, reliability-enhanced, and elasticity-oriented Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud compute services provided by Alibaba Cloud.
Self-managed host cluster: Public network hosts provided by Alibaba Cloud, such as hosts provided by other public cloud vendors and self-managed hosts that can connect to the Internet.
Free trial hosts: Provide 5 hours of complimentary ECS resources to experience the entire AppStack application deployment process.
For instructions about how to configure host clusters and install necessary dependencies, see Host group management.
Add a host deployment job
You can add deployment jobs by using one of the following methods:
Select a template with deployment jobs when you create a pipeline.
Add a new job to an existing pipeline and deploy the job.
For more information about how to add a deployment job, see Host deployment.
Configure a deployment job
For guidance about how to incorporate image build and deployment jobs into pipeline stages, see Host Docker deployment.