CI/CD Kubernetes Pipeline

This project demonstrates a robust CI/CD pipeline designed for Kubernetes-based applications. It incorporates security, code quality, runtime monitoring, infrastructure automation, and containerisation best practices using modern DevOps tools.

Overview

The pipeline includes:

• Terraform: Automates the provisioning of an Amazon EKS cluster for Kubernetes workloads.
• Trivy: Ensures security by scanning file systems and container images for vulnerabilities.
• SonarQube: Performs static code analysis to detect bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells.
• Docker: Builds and hosts containerised applications for deployment.
• Kubernetes: Manages and deploys containerised workloads efficiently.
• Falco: Monitors runtime behaviour to detect anomalies and potential security threats in Kubernetes clusters.

Highlights

• Infrastructure as Code:

  • Uses Terraform to provision an Amazon EKS cluster, ensuring consistent and repeatable infrastructure deployment.

• Security-First Approach:

  • Vulnerability scanning with Trivy integrated at multiple stages of the pipeline.
  • Runtime security monitoring with Falco to detect unauthorised or suspicious activity in the cluster.

• Code Quality Assurance:

  • Ensures clean, maintainable, and reliable code using SonarQube.

• Seamless Containerisation:

  • Leverages Docker for consistent and reproducible application builds.

• Kubernetes Integration:

  • Deploys scalable, containerised applications using Kubernetes manifests.

Tools and Technologies

• Infrastructure: Terraform, Amazon EKS, AWS
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools (configurable)
• Security: Trivy, Falco
• Code Quality: SonarQube
• Containerisation: Docker
• Orchestration: Kubernetes

Use Cases

This pipeline is ideal for:

• Automating infrastructure provisioning and application deployment in cloud-native environments.
• Enhancing security and code quality in the software development lifecycle.
• Monitoring runtime behaviour for threats and anomalies in Kubernetes clusters.
• Demonstrating DevOps expertise in CI/CD pipeline design, infrastructure automation, and runtime security.