CodeBuild

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Code Build is responsible to build the application once the code changes are committed to VCS.
Build instructions are present in buildspec.yml file.
The file should be present in the root of the code or can manually upload in to the Management Console.
Can use CloudWatch Metrics to monitor build statistics.
EventBridge to detect failed builds and trigger notifications.
CloudWatch Alarms to notify if you need thresholds for failures.
Build Project can be defined within CodePipeline or CodeBuild.
CodeBuild has supported environments for many languages. However, if a particular runtime is not supported Docker Image can be used.

CodeBuild uses a CodeBuild container to run the instructions written in buildspec.yml file.
The container will spin up the supported runtime to build the code.
CodeBuild uses a docker image to prepare the container.
CodeBuild can cache to S3 the seldom changing reusable files required in builds.
Output logs generated are stored in S3 and CloudWatch logs.
Artifacts generated as a result of CodeBuild execution is saved to S3 bucket.

Last updated 5 months ago