CD2CF - Continuous Deployment to Cloud Foundry

What if you could deploy to the cloud without writing a Dockerfile? Learn how buildpacks automate containerization for a simpler, faster CI/CD pipeline.

#1about 5 minutes

Understanding the core philosophy of Cloud Foundry

Cloud Foundry abstracts infrastructure complexity, allowing developers to deploy source code directly to the cloud without managing underlying configurations.

#2about 6 minutes

A high-level overview of Cloud Foundry architecture

Key components like the Go Router for routing, UAA for authentication, and Diego for container lifecycle management work together to run applications.

#3about 7 minutes

Organizing work with organizations and spaces

Cloud Foundry uses a two-level hierarchy of organizations and spaces to manage access, resources, and application environments for different teams or projects.

#4about 3 minutes

Automating deployment with service accounts

Service accounts provide scoped, non-personal credentials that can be created through the marketplace for use in automated CI/CD pipelines.

#5about 16 minutes

Building a deployment pipeline with GitHub Actions

A GitHub Actions workflow automates the process of building a Java application, authenticating with the CF CLI, and pushing the artifact to Cloud Foundry.

#6about 8 minutes

How buildpacks automatically containerize your application

Buildpacks are scripts that detect the application type, compile dependencies, and package the code into a runnable container image called a droplet, automating containerization.

#7about 5 minutes

Verifying the deployment and application logs

After a successful pipeline run, the deployed application appears in the Stratos UI, where its status, logs, and public route can be inspected.

#8about 4 minutes

How application scaling works in Cloud Foundry

Applications are scaled horizontally by adjusting the number of instances, either manually via the CLI or automatically using an autoscaler based on metrics like CPU load.

#9about 2 minutes

Understanding container security on Cloud Foundry

Security is managed through secure community buildpacks, network traffic rules via Application Security Groups (ASGs), and integrating scanning tools into the pipeline.

#10about 7 minutes

Migrating applications and the stateless requirement

Cloud Foundry is best suited for stateless, 12-factor applications, as it does not provide persistent storage, requiring state to be managed in external data services.

#11about 6 minutes

Differentiating between container, cloud, and serverless

A high-level explanation clarifies that containers package applications, cloud provides virtualized resources, and serverless executes functions on-demand.