React Deployment: CI/CD Basics

Create a Simple CI Pipeline

Set up a GitHub Actions workflow that installs dependencies and runs tests for a React app.

Expected output: A successful pipeline run that installs packages and passes tests.

Hint: Use the 'actions/checkout' and 'actions/setup-node' actions.

Add Deployment Step

Extend your CI pipeline to deploy the React build to a hosting service like Netlify.

Expected output: Your React app is automatically deployed after tests pass.

Hint: Use Netlify CLI or GitHub Actions marketplace actions for deployment.

Continuous Integration focuses on automatically merging and testing code changes frequently, while Continuous Deployment automates releasing those changes to production after passing tests.

CI/CD ensures React apps are tested and deployed automatically, reducing manual errors, speeding up releases, and maintaining application stability.

Popular tools include GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, and Travis CI.