CI/CD: pipelines without waiting
Build runners that scale with the queue, deployments without downtime and storage for artefacts without traffic costs. That is the infrastructure on which teams at centron build their releases. Modern software development needs short release cycles, dynamic scalability and fast, reliable rollouts – deployment pipelines require substantial resources, and test environments must be highly available.
- DevOps hosting platform from Germany – runners, builds and deployments GDPR-compliant in German data centres.
- Cloud for continuous integration and deployment – GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Bitbucket Pipelines control runners at centron.
- Secure CI/CD pipelines for reliable rollouts – managed firewall, encrypted transmission, private networks and granular access controls.
- Versionable infrastructure (IaC) – infrastructure as code and GitOps for reproducible, traceable releases.
From commit to deployment with no waiting time
Slow pipelines hold entire teams back. Elastic runners and fast storage layers clear the bottleneck.
Runners as required
CI runners start as VMs at specific times or scale within Kubernetes using the build queue – at night, the farm shrinks to zero.
Fast builds
NVMe storage and guaranteed CPU clock speeds significantly reduce compilation and test times.
Artefacts & Caches
Build artefacts, container images and dependency caches are stored in S3 – with no traffic costs between pipeline steps.
Zero-downtime deployments
Rolling updates in Kubernetes deploy releases without users even noticing.
Key use cases for CI/CD pipelines
A CI/CD hosting platform with a German data centre that is operated scalably, reliably and with a focus on compliance – for automated builds, tests and rollouts.
Automated builds
CI/CD pipelines automatically turn source code into deployable artefacts, e.g. container images, JAR files or binaries. A push or merge triggers build processes automatically – speeding up processes and reducing sources of manual error.
Testing and quality assurance (QA)
Automated tests are central to every pipeline. QA follows a test pyramid: unit tests form the base, complemented by integration tests as well as end-to-end and UI tests. Errors are detected early, before rollouts are delayed – test databases on database hosting.
Kubernetes in the DevOps lifecycle
Provisioning often takes place via Kubernetes, which orchestrates software deployments. Pipelines automatically create container images for cloud, Kubernetes or hybrid environments.
Deployment and rollouts
New software versions are rolled out automatically to test, staging or production systems. CI/CD pipelines ensure that releases are delivered in a controlled, traceable and reliable manner.
Infrastructure as code and GitOps
With infrastructure as code (IaC), the entire infrastructure is defined as versionable code. GitOps principles keep deployments secure and reproducible – ideal for multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Highest security for your pipeline automation
CI/CD pipelines protected with a managed firewall, encrypted data transmission, private networks and granular access controls – decisive for deployment workflows with sensitive environment variables.
Your pipeline, end-to-end on centron
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Jenkins connect to self-hosted runners via API; Kubernetes receives deployments via GitOps. Snapshots provide staging environments that are identical to production down to the last byte. If you want to hand over operations, managed servers come with an SLA and a dedicated contact – the team is available around the clock.
- Elasticated runners – billed by the hour
- Artefact Storage – S3 without egress costs
- Staging via cloning – production-identical in minutes
- GitOps deployments – on a rolling basis, without downtime
The right centron products
Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.
- AutoScaler included
- Traffic at a fixed price
- CI/CD-ready
- Deployment in seconds
- Linux & Windows
- Billed by the hour
- S3-compatible API
- Free traffic
- Unlimited scalability
Which cloud infrastructure is best suited to CI/CD pipelines?
CI/CD infrastructure: build servers, runners and deployments on your own VMs – fast, predictable and with no time limits. The cornerstone of this is Kubernetes, starting at €29.99 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented as required by ccloud³ VMs and S3 Object Storage. Hosting is GDPR-compliant in centron’s own certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz data centres, with BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certification. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.
| Building block | Price |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | from €29.99 per month |
| ccloud³ VMs | from €3.12 per month |
| S3 Object Storage | from €5.00 per month |
Frequently asked questions
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