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Google Cloud Build is a fully managed CI/CD platform for building, testing, and deploying code at scale. · Google Cloud · DevOps & CI

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Overview

Cloud Build provides managed CI/CD pipelines with a generous free tier, supporting container builds, testing, and deployments tightly integrated with Google Cloud.

Good fit

Use Cloud Build for automated CI/CD pipelines, especially if you already use Google Cloud services or need scalable build automation.

  • Google Cloud users
  • automated deployments
  • container builds

Not a fit

Avoid if you require unlimited build minutes, advanced custom runners, or need on-premises build infrastructure.

  • need unlimited free builds
  • require custom build hardware
  • on-premises only environments
Quickstart · 5 steps
  1. Sign in to Google Cloud and create a project.
  2. Enable the Cloud Build API for your project.
  3. Install and configure the Google Cloud SDK.
  4. Create a cloudbuild.yaml file to define your build steps.
  5. Trigger a build via the Cloud Console or gcloud CLI.

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