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📍 Introduction:
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) are essential practices
in modern software development. They help streamline the development process,
reduce errors, and ensure that your application is always up-to-date. In this blog,
we'll walk you through setting up a CI/CD pipeline for a Java application using
GitHub Actions. We'll cover everything from creating a simple Java application to
deploying it using GitHub Actions.
📝 Pre-requisites:
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Basic knowledge of Java and Maven

🚀 Step 1: Create a Java application

First, let's create a simple Java application using Maven. Open your terminal and
run the following command:
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mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.example -DartifactId=my-java-app -Darchet

This command generates a basic Java application with the following structure:
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my-java-app
├── pom.xml
└── src
├── main
│ └── java
│ └── com
│ └── example
│ └── App.java
└── test
└── java
└── com
└── example
└── AppTest.java

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🚀 Step 2: Initialize a Git repository

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Navigate to the my-java-app directory and initialize a Git repository:
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cd my-java-app
git init

Create a .gitignore file to exclude unnecessary files from the repository:

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echo "target/" > .gitignore

Commit the initial project files:

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git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

🚀 Step 3: Create a GitHub repository

Create a new repository on GitHub and push your local repository to it:
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git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/my-java-app.git

git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

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🚀 Step 4: Set up GitHub Actions

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Create a new directory called .github/workflows in your project:
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mkdir -p .github/workflows

Create a new file called ci-cd.yml inside the .github/workflows directory:

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touch .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml

Open the ci-cd.yml file and add the following content:

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name: Java CI/CD

on:
push:
branches: [ main ]
pull_request:
branches: [ main ]

jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v2

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- name: Set up JDK 11

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with:
java-version: '11'
distribution: 'adopt'

- name: Cache Maven packages

uses: actions/cache@v2
with:
path: ~/.m2
key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2

- name: Build and test with Maven

run: mvn clean verify

- name: Package application

run: mvn package

- name: Deploy
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
run: echo "Deploy your application here"

This GitHub Actions workflow does the following:

Triggers on push and pull request events to the main branch
Checks out the repository
Sets up JDK 11
Caches Maven packages for faster builds
Builds and tests the application using Maven
Packages the application
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Deploys the application (replace the echo command with your deployment
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🚀 Step 5: Commit and push the GitHub Actions workflow

Add the new GitHub Actions workflow to your repository:
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git add .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml

git commit -m "Add GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow"
git push

Now, whenever you push changes to your main branch or create a pull request, the
GitHub Actions workflow will automatically build, test, and deploy your Java
application.
📍 Conclusion:
In this blog, we've demonstrated how to set up a CI/CD pipeline for a Java
application using GitHub Actions. By following these steps, you can automate the
build, test, and deployment processes for your Java projects, ensuring that your
application is always up-to-date and error-free. Happy coding!

🔹 Checkout GitHub Repository for projects:

🔗 github.com/sumanprasad007

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I'm Proficient in a variety of DevOps technologies, including AWS, Linux, Python,

Shell Scripting, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Git/GitHub, and Computer
Networking. I have a strong ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues, and are
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