Developing End-to-End Concourse CI/CD Pipelines with Automated Testing, Scanning, Canary Deployments, and Rollback Logic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9246.IJETCSIT-V7I1P105Keywords:
CI/CD, Concourse CI, DevSecOps, Continuous Testing, Canary Deployment, Rollback Automation, Kubernetes, Software Supply ChainAbstract
The increasing demand for rapid software delivery has elevated Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines into mission-critical systems. Modern pipelines must not only automate builds and deployments but also ensure software quality, security, reliability, and compliance. This paper presents a comprehensive end-to-end approach for designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Concourse CI, integrating automated testing, security scanning, progressive canary deployments, and automated rollback mechanisms. A reference architecture and reusable pipeline patterns are proposed, followed by three practical case studies across cloud-native microservices, regulated enterprise platforms, and data engineering pipelines. The paper further evaluates pipeline effectiveness using industry-standard metrics and explores future directions including policy-as-code, software supply chain security, SBOM-driven delivery, and AI-assisted continuous testing.
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