Lab: The Containerized SDLC

Build a real Node.js API, then apply containers at every stage of the software development lifecycle. You'll write a Compose file for local development, integration tests using Testcontainers, a CI/CD pipeline, and Kubernetes manifests — using the same container image throughout.

Launch the lab

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What you'll learn

By the end of this Labspace, you will have completed the following:

• Set up a containerized local development environment with Docker Compose and Compose Watch
• Write integration tests that spin up a real database using Testcontainers
• Build a CI/CD pipeline that tests, builds, and pushes a container image automatically
• Write Kubernetes manifests and deploy a live application to a k3s cluster
• Configure the pipeline to cause an automatic deployment on every push to main

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