Merging code and deploying to prod

As demonstrated in the previous section, the Dev CD workflow created our environment, deployed the application, tested it, and attested application images. It then automatically initiated a pull request to merge the code into the prod branch.

We’ve entered the release gating phase, where we require manual verification to determine whether the code is ready for merging into the prod branch.

Since we know the pull request has been created, let’s proceed to inspect and approve it. To do so, go to https://github.com/<your_github_user>/mdo-environments/pulls, where you will find the pull request. Click on the pull request, and you will encounter the following:

Figure 13.15 – Pull request

We see that the pull request is ready to merge. Click on Merge pull request, and you will see that the changes will reflect on the prod branch.

If you go to https://github.com/<your_user>/mdo-environments...