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Why you should be using Multi-Stage Docker Builds in 2019 (EU Time Zones)

Docker multi-stage builds were announced 2 years ago, but sadly not all developers are using them. Using multi-stage builds can result in a much more secure and smaller Docker image. In some cases, you can take a Docker image from 700MB to 20MB, which makes a big difference in the context of CI/CD. In this webinar, we will see how to use multi-stage Docker builds and the best practices around them.

DevOps.com - Helm 3: Navigating to Distant Shores

Since its initial debut 5 years ago, Kubernetes has grown up quite a bit, but one thing hasn’t changed: writing Kubernetes manifest files from scratch is hard. In fact, it’s borderline discouraging for new users looking to use the de facto container orchestrator. Thus, the need for a package manager was born: Helm. Helm is almost as old as Kubernetes (it’s about 4 years old) and Helm 2 is a merger of two code bases, which made for some interesting ways of approaching even the most basic of security concerns (say, RBAC for instance). If you’re familiar with Helm you already know how useful it is, but there are features you’d like added, some updates you’ve wished for and a major component you’d like removed: Tiller.

Let's get $100M Serious about Open Source

We as a company, and I as a human have been enormous beneficiaries of open source. I remember as a kid, my brothers setup a Renegade BBS so other people could call our computer. A few years later I built my first server running on NetBSD. And of course, we all used the internet. Open source has powered so much of my life. I still remember my first accepted open-source contribution, it was an incredibly minor fix for an HTML5 Quake game, but wow was I proud.

Our New Free Tier with Unlimited Builds, Unlimited Workflows

Close eyed observers may have noticed that we’ve been testing out a new free tier and today we’re ready to announce it to the world. From today, on, Codefresh has free unlimited builds. Yes, you read that right. We’re launching unlimited builds/workflows on our free plan. The free plan comes with everything you need to build a great CI/CD pipeline.

Codefresh adds native integration for DigitalOcean Kubernetes clusters

Today we are adding native support for DigitalOcean clusters to Codefresh. You could already connect DigitalOcean Clusters as generic clusters in the past (Codefresh works with any cluster that is compliant with the Kubernetes API) but today the process becomes much easier. One of the most important advantages of Codefresh CI/CD is the ability to work with any cloud and git provider.

Introducing the World's First CI/CD Live Debugging Tool

Today we’re announcing the first-ever solution for live debugging a CI/CD pipeline. You can now place stop/resume breakpoints and inspect live pipelines in the same way that developers debug their applications. It’s the easiest, fastest way to troubleshoot and fix bugs in complex pipelines. Live debugging is very well known to software developers and is one of the most efficient ways to find and fix bugs in application code.

Run your tests in parallel with Codefresh and Knapsack Pro

One of the most well-known problems when it comes to testing applications is the amount of time required by all test suites. Integration tests, in particular, are usually very slow to execute and depending on the type of application, several minutes (or even hours in extreme cases) are needed in order to get the final execution result. You can reduce the test execution time with several techniques, but one of the most effective methods is running your tests in parallel.

Integration Testing with Service Containers Webinar

Docker Compose is great for local development, but an effective CI/CD pipeline will also need to execute integration tests after a commit is pushed. The easiest way to bring up extra services for integration testing (such as a database or a message queue) is by launching them alongside the main pipeline! In this webinar, you will see how easy is to launch multiple Docker containers in a single pipeline step, complete with health checks and service dependencies.