Common Questions
What is CI/CD?
CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment. It's a method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the stages of app development. The main concepts attributed to CI/CD are continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment.
What CI/CD platforms does this tool support?
This tool supports validating configuration files for GitHub Actions (.github/workflows/*.yml), GitLab CI (.gitlab-ci.yml), CircleCI (.circleci/config.yml), Jenkins (Jenkinsfile), Travis CI (.travis.yml), and Azure DevOps Pipelines (azure-pipelines.yml).
How does the validator work?
The validator analyzes your CI/CD configuration files for syntax errors, schema validation, and common best practices. It checks for issues like invalid syntax, missing required fields, deprecated features, security concerns, and performance optimizations.
Is my configuration data secure?
Yes, all validation happens entirely in your browser. Your CI/CD configuration is never sent to any external server, ensuring your sensitive configuration data remains private and secure.
What are common CI/CD configuration mistakes?
Common mistakes include hardcoded credentials, missing dependency specifications, inefficient caching strategies, not pinning versions, unnecessary steps, missing timeout configurations, and lack of proper error handling or notifications.
How can I improve my CI/CD pipeline performance?
To improve performance: use caching effectively, specify only necessary build dependencies, use specific version tags for dependencies, parallelize independent jobs, optimize Docker images, use appropriate timeouts, and regularly analyze and cleanup unused artifacts.