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CI/CD deployment with AWS SAM Pipeline Using GitHub Actions
Dheeraj G Bhatt
8 min read
Sep 2, 2021
serverless-tools
ci-cd
deployment
github-actions
sam-pipeline
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
Overview of AWS SAM Pipeline and its capabilities for CI/CD
•Pipeline Configuration
•Supported Tools
•Multi-account/Multi-region Support
2.
Getting Started
Commands and initial setup for AWS SAM Pipeline
•sam pipeline bootstrap
•sam pipeline init
•Combined bootstrap & init
3.
Demo
Step-by-step implementation with GitHub Actions
Step 1: Create a SAM Project
Using sam init to generate a basic SAM project folder
Step 2: Create a Pipeline
Using sam pipeline init --bootstrap to create pipeline configuration
Step 3: Set Credentials in GitHub
Configuring AWS credentials in GitHub Secrets
Step 4: Clone, Commit and Push
Pushing changes to GitHub and triggering pipeline execution
4.
Conclusion
AWS SAM Pipeline provides default templates that follow best practices and covers basic SDLC steps. Supports Jenkins, GitHub, and other CI/CD systems.
Key Takeaways
- ✓AWS SAM Pipeline simplifies CI/CD setup with default templates following best practices
- ✓Supports multi-account, multi-region, and multi-environment deployments
- ✓Includes automated unit and integration test configuration
- ✓GitHub Actions integration with IAM roles for secure credential management