CI/CD Pipeline Setup Checklist

Step-by-step checklist for a production-ready CI/CD pipeline: source control, builds, tests, security scans, deploy gates, secrets, and rollback paths.

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Configure version control integration

Critical

Set up automated testing

Critical

Implement code quality checks

Configure security scanning

Critical

Set up deployment automation

Configure rollback procedures

Enable monitoring and alerting

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