Spinnaker Create a Deployment Pipeline from UI

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Overview

This article describes the mechanics of creating a deployment pipeline aimed at performing deployments into a Kubernetes cluster. Also see:

Pipeline

Pipeline Creation

Go to the Application to create the pipeline for, select "PIPELINES" from the left menu, and then click on the "Create" button at the top of the page.

Type: Pipeline

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Pipeline Configuration

The pipeline configuration allows setting the following elements:

Execution Options

Automated Triggers

All triggers require specifying permissions, which are the OD groups under whose identity the pipeline will operate when triggered.

Docker Registry Trigger

For configuration, see:

Docker Registry Trigger

Helm Chart Trigger

For configuration, see:

Helm Chart Trigger

GitHub Trigger

For configuration, see:

GitHub Trigger

Artifact Constraints

The section specifies artifacts required for trigger to execute. Only one of the artifacts needs to be present for the trigger to execute. ⚠️ Note that only the artifacts specified here will execute the trigger, it is fine to leave empty if you need the trigger to be generated by arbitrary artifacts.

Trigger Enabled

Must be checked for the trigger to activate.

Parameters

Notifications

Metadata

Stages

Render Helm

Renders a Helm manifest.

Bake (Manifest)

Deploy Helm

Used to deploy Helm charts previously rendered by Bake (Manifest).

Deploy (Manifest)

Manual Judgement

Manual Judgement

End State

After a successful deployment, the application will be populated with the associated "cluster", "server group" and "load balancer".