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pradumnasaraf | 2 years ago

This article introduces the concept of ephemeral preview environments, which are temporary, production-like environments created per commit to facilitate easier review and testing before merging.

It highlights the benefits of shifting the review process to a "pre-merge" stage and introduces Preevy, an open-source CLI tool by Livecycle, designed to easily provision, manage, and expose ephemeral environments for containerized applications in the cloud. The article provides a step-by-step guide on using Preevy with GitHub Actions and AWS Lightsail, emphasizing the simplicity, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of implementing preview environments in your CI/CD workflow.

The walkthrough covers the installation of Preevy, creating a profile, setting up AWS permissions, and creating GitHub Actions workflows for deploying and tearing down preview environments. Automatic notifications with environment links are also discussed, making it convenient for team members to review code changes before merging. The article concludes with an invitation to explore Livecycle and star the Preevy repository on GitHub.

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