CI/CD with Built-in Security and Automation

A security-centric CI/CD pipeline integrating cutting-edge tools and practices to ensure robust code quality, vulnerability scanning, artifact publishing, secure Kubernetes deployment, and continuous monitoring.

Introduction

This CI/CD pipeline is built on the principles of security, automation, and continuous monitoring to deliver a seamless and secure development and deployment experience.

• Security by Design: Security considerations are integrated into every stage of the development and deployment process.
• Automation: The pipeline leverages automation to enhance efficiency, security, and reduce human error.
• Continuous Monitoring: Systems and applications are continuously monitored to detect issues and anomalies promptly.

Architecture

Technologies Used

• Kubernetes: Container orchestration platform.
• Jenkins: CI/CD automation server.
• SonarQube: Code quality and static analysis.
• Aqua Trivy: Vulnerability scanning for code and container images.
• Nexus Repository: Artifact repository for secure storage.
• Docker: Containerization technology.
• Docker Hub: Docker image registry.
• Kubeaudit: Tool to audit Kubernetes clusters for various security concerns.
• Grafana: System and application-level monitoring and alerting.
• Prometheus: Collecting and querying metrics from services and endpoints.
• Gmail: Status notifications and alerts.

Features:

Project Structure

• terraform/: Terraform configuration files.
• ModularizedTerraformInfra/: Modular Terraform code for provisioning infra.
• scripts/: Deployment and automation scripts used with Terraform to automate and setup tools.
• Jenkinsfile: Declarative Jenkins pipeline definition.

Workflow

Development

• Developers create feature branches and push code to GitHub.

CI/CD Pipeline Trigger

• Code changes trigger the Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.

Build and Unit Testing

• [Build tool] compiles the code and executes unit tests.

Code Quality and Security

• SonarQube performs code quality analysis.
• Aqua Trivy scans for vulnerabilities in code dependencies.

Artifact Creation

• A build artifact (e.g., JAR, WAR) is generated.

Artifact Publishing

• The artifact is pushed to Nexus Repository.

Container Image Build

• Docker creates a container image using the artifact.

Image Vulnerability Scan

• Aqua Trivy scans the image for vulnerabilities.

Deployment

• If all checks pass, the image is deployed to Kubernetes.

Monitoring and Notifications

• Monitoring solutions track system and website health.
• Emails are sent for deployment status and critical alerts.

Screenshots

• Deployed Website

• Prometheus Target

• Grafana Dashboard

• Blackbox Exporter

• Notification Recieved

• Pipeline Build

• Sonarqube

• Docker Image

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Contribution

Contributions to this project are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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