Managing build artifacts – Container Registry

Source code management is the first step in the CI process. This is followed by building the code. Code can be built based on various trigger points; either against a development branch or when a PR is merged into the master branch. The code build process can result in one or more artifacts. Based on the nature of the code being built, the resultant artifacts can either be binaries, packages, container images, or a combination. These artifacts are stored in a registry and then deployed into a computing environment and form the CD process. In between the CI and CD process, there is an intermediate process where the build artifacts are stored and then subsequently deployed. This is known as artifact management.

Artifact management acts as a single source of truth and a critical integration point between CI and CD. Many artifact management systems provide versioning, the ability to scan for vulnerabilities, provide consistent configuration...