CI/CD in Production with Jenkins – Complete DevOps Course

This course is an exceptional resource for anyone seeking a deep, practical understanding of CI/CD in a production context. The instructor, Varun Joshi, demonstrates a strong command of the subject matter, explaining not only the ‘how’ but also the ‘why’ behind each practice. The pedagogical structure is well thought out: starting with SDLC fundamentals, moving through branching strategies, and then systematically building Jenkins skills from basic freestyle jobs to advanced pipelines and shared libraries. The inclusion of nine hands-on projects, culminating in a DevSecOps mega project, ensures that learners gain real-world experience. The course’s emphasis on production-grade scenarios, such as multi-tag images, immutable digests, and multi-AZ EKS clusters, sets it apart from many introductory tutorials. The instructor’s decision to keep the course tool-agnostic is wise, as it ensures the concepts are transferable to other CI/CD platforms like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. The accompanying GitHub repositories are meticulously organized, providing a valuable reference for learners. One minor limitation is the lack of external citations or references to official documentation, which could enhance the credibility of certain claims. However, the content is internally consistent and aligns with industry best practices. The course’s length (17.5 hours) may be daunting, but the structured day-wise breakdown and clear chapter markers mitigate this. Overall, this is a high-quality, comprehensive course that delivers on its promise of taking learners from basics to production-grade CI/CD.

The title accurately reflects the content: a complete course on CI/CD in production using Jenkins, covering both theory and extensive hands-on projects.

9/10

The course is a comprehensive, hands-on tutorial with a clear pedagogical structure, covering CI/CD fundamentals and Jenkins in depth. It includes practical demos and a final DevSecOps project. The instructor demonstrates expertise and provides accompanying GitHub repositories. No external sources are cited, but the content is internally consistent and aligns with industry best practices.

Markers derived by PSI from the transcript: the creator did not define chapters.

• 00:00Course introduction and overview
• 07:35Day 1: Modern SDLC explained
• 09:18SDLC phases explained (end-to-end view)
• 36:43Compiled vs interpreted languages (CI/CD perspective)
• 49:42Build workflows: containerized vs non-containerized apps
• 59:44Day 2: CI/CD concepts & branching strategies
• 1:01:08Git & branching fundamentals for CI/CD
• 1:18:22Continuous practices explained (CI, CT, CD, CDp, CM)
• 1:19:17Branching strategies: GitFlow vs trunk-based
• 1:27:27GitFlow CI/CD: feature → development promotion
• 1:33:48GitFlow CI/CD: development → staging promotion
• 1:37:28Demo: multi-tag images & immutable digests
• 1:47:14GitFlow CI/CD: staging promotion (continued)
• 1:50:34GitFlow CI/CD: stage → production promotion
• 1:55:18Trunk-based CI/CD: environment promotions
• 1:59:59Jenkins in CI/CD: why Jenkins and where it fits
• 2:02:29Day 2 wrap-up
• 2:03:26Day 3: Jenkins basics & installation
• 2:07:28What is Jenkins?
• 2:14:46Jenkins installation options (local to enterprise)

• Jenkins-Basics-To-Production (GitHub repository) — Companion repository with notes, YAML files, Jenkinsfiles, and configurations used in the course.
• Maven-For-DevOps (GitHub repository) — Repository covering Maven usage in DevOps workflows, referenced in the course.
• SonarQube-For-DevOps (GitHub repository) — Repository covering SonarQube integration for code quality and security scanning.

• Jenkins official documentation — Official Jenkins documentation aligns with the course's coverage of Jenkins features and best practices.
• GitFlow branching model — The course's explanation of GitFlow matches the original article by Vincent Driessen.
• Trunk-Based Development — The course's description of trunk-based development aligns with this dedicated resource.