AWS CodeDeploy | General Flashcards
What is AWS CodeDeploy?
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AWS CodeDeploy | Developer Tools
AWS CodeDeploy is a service that automates code deployments to any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. AWS CodeDeploy makes it easier for you to rapidly release new features, helps you avoid downtime during deployment, and handles the complexity of updating your applications. You can use AWS CodeDeploy to automate deployments, eliminating the need for error-prone manual operations, and the service scales with your infrastructure so you can easily deploy to one instance or thousands.
Who should use AWS CodeDeploy?
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AWS CodeDeploy | Developer Tools
AWS CodeDeploy is designed for developers and administrators who need to deploy applications to any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. It is flexible and can also be used by anyone wanting to update software or run scripts on their instances.
What types of applications can be deployed with AWS CodeDeploy?
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AWS CodeDeploy | Developer Tools
AWS CodeDeploy can be used for deploying any type of application. To use AWS CodeDeploy, you specify the files to copy and the scripts to run on each instance during the deployment. AWS CodeDeploy is programming language and architecture agnostic, so you can use scripts for any custom deployment logic.
What operating systems does AWS CodeDeploy support?
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AWS CodeDeploy | Developer Tools
AWS CodeDeploy supports a wide variety of operating systems. AWS CodeDeploy provides agents that have been tested on Amazon Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server, and Microsoft Windows Server. If you want to use other operating systems, the AWS CodeDeploy agent is available as open source software here. For more information on operating system support, see AWS CodeDeploy Documentation.
Q:Will AWS CodeDeploy work with my existing tool chain?
Yes. AWS CodeDeploy works with a variety of configuration management systems, continuous integration and deployment systems, and source control systems. For more information, see product integrations page.
How is AWS CodeDeploy different from other AWS deployment and management services such as AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS OpsWorks?
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AWS CodeDeploy | Developer Tools
AWS CodeDeploy is a building block service focused on helping developers deploy and update software on any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS OpsWorks are end-to-end application management solutions.
