At re:Invent 2016 AWS introduced AWS CodeBuild, a new service which compiles from source, runs tests, and produces ready to deploy software packages.  AWS CodeBuild handles provisioning, management, and scaling of your build servers.  You can either use pre-packaged build environments to get started quickly, or create custom build environments using your own build tools.  CodeBuild charges by the minute for compute resources, so you aren’t paying for a build environment while it is not in use.

AWS CodeBuild Introduction

Stelligent engineer, Harlen Bains has posted An Introduction to AWS CodeBuild to the AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog.  In the post he explores the basics of AWS CodeBuild and then demonstrates how to use the service to build a Java application.

Integrating AWS CodeBuild with AWS Developer Tools

In the follow-up post:  Deploy to Production using AWS CodeBuild and the AWS Developer Tools Suite, Stelligent CTO and AWS Community Hero,  Paul Duvall expands on how to integrate and automate the orchestration of CodeBuild with the rest of the AWS Developer Tools suite – including AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodeCommit, and AWS CodePipeline using AWS’ provisioning tool, AWS CloudFormation.  He goes over the benefits of automating all the actions and stages into a deployment pipeline, while also providing an example with detailed screencast.

In the Future

Look to the Stelligent Blog for announcements, evaluations, and guides on new AWS products.  We are always looking for engineers who love to make things work better, faster, and just get a kick out of automating everything.  If you live and breathe DevOps, continuous delivery, and AWS, we want to hear from you.

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