مطلوب DevOps لبناء a CI/CD Pipeline for a Web Application

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Project: Building a CI/CD Pipeline for a Web Application

Project Overview

We are seeking an experienced DevOps or CI/CD specialist to design, implement, and configure a complete Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for our web application, which will ultimately be deployed to DigitalOcean. The primary goal is to automate our build, test, and deployment process to ensure a secure, efficient, and reliable software delivery workflow.

This project is crucial for our development team to iterate quickly and safely, without risking the production environment by introducing untested code.

Key Requirements

The selected freelancer will be responsible for the full lifecycle of the pipeline, including:

Environment Setup: Establishing two distinct, isolated environments:

Demo Environment: A shared demo app on DigitalOcean App Platform for automated and manual QA.

Production: The live, public-facing web application.

Deployment Target: The final production deployment will be to DigitalOcean App Platform (containerized deployment).

GitLab CI/CD Configuration: Creating and configuring a .gitlab-ci.yml file to define the pipeline stages.

Branch Protection: Implementing branch protection rules for the main branch to ensure no direct pushes are possible. All changes must go through a Merge Request (MR).

Pipeline Stages: Defining and implementing the following automated stages within the pipeline:

Test Stage (placeholder): configured but disabled by default; can be enabled when tests are added.

Build Stage: Build and push the Docker image to the container registry.

Deploy to Demo App: Automatically deploy the built image to our shared demo app on DigitalOcean App Platform.

Deploy to Production (manual): Manual step, triggered only by a designated maintainer after the demo deployment is reviewed and approved (configured with when: manual rule in the .gitlab-ci.yml file).

Documentation: Providing clear documentation on how the pipeline works, how to troubleshoot common issues, and the overall workflow for the development team.

Desired Skills and Experience

Proven experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitLab.

Strong understanding of version control with Git.

Experience working with container-based deployments.

Knowledge of best practices for handling environment variables and secrets in CI/CD.

Experience deploying applications to DigitalOcean.

How to Apply

Please provide a summary of your relevant experience to a previous project where you have successfully implemented a CI/CD pipeline.