AWS — CodeBuild

What is CodeBuild?

Fully managed build service.

Create project

aws codebuild create-project \
  --name my-build \
  --service-role arn:aws:iam::123456789:role/codebuild-role \
  --artifacts type=NO_ARTIFACTS \
  --environment type=LINUX_CONTAINER,computeType=BUILD_GENERAL1_SMALL,image=aws/codebuild/standard:5.0 \
  --source type=CODECOMMIT,location=arn:aws:codecommit:us-east-1:123456789:my-repo

Build spec

version: 0.2

phases:
  install:
    runtime-versions:
      python: 3.9
    commands:
      - pip install -r requirements.txt
  build:
    commands:
      - python -m pytest
      - python -m pylint src/
artifacts:
  files:
    - '**/*'

Start build

aws codebuild start-build --project-name my-build

Environment variables

aws codebuild start-build \
  --project-name my-build \
  --environment-variables-override name=ENV,value=production,type=PLAINTEXT

Batch builds

aws codebuild start-build-batch \
  --project-name my-build \
  --build-spec config/build-spec.yml

Best practices

1. Cache dependencies
2. Use build spec versions
3. Set up webhooks
4. Monitor build logs

Mini Practice

1. Create a build project
2. Add build spec
3. Run a build
4. Set up caching

Up Next

Continue with CodeDeploy - Deployment Service.