CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions & Docker

This project sets up an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and Docker. It automates building, testing, and deploying a simple Python Flask application to DockerHub whenever code is pushed to the main branch.

Introduction

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) are essential for efficient software delivery. This project demonstrates how to automate container builds and deployments using GitHub Actions.

Tools Used

• GitHub Actions – For automating the CI/CD pipeline
• Docker & DockerHub – For containerization and image hosting
• Local system with Docker – For running the app

Steps Involved

Created the Flask App and requirements.txt

Added dependencies to requirements.txt

Dockerized the application

Created GitHub Actions workflow at .github/workflows/docker-ci-cd.yml

Configured GitHub Secrets

Pushed Code to GitHub

Pulled & Ran the Image