CI/CD for .NET Projects using Jenkins

Introduction

Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) are practices aimed at improving software development efficiency. This lesson focuses on implementing CI/CD for .NET projects using Jenkins, a popular automation server.

Key Concepts

Jenkins Setup

To set up Jenkins for .NET projects, follow these steps:

1. Install Jenkins on your server or local machine.
2. Install the required plugins for .NET integration (e.g., MSBuild, Git).
3. Create a new Jenkins job for your .NET project.
4. Configure your source code repository (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket).

Pipeline Configuration

To create a pipeline for your .NET project, you can use a Jenkinsfile. Below is a sample Jenkinsfile for a .NET application:

pipeline {
    agent any

    stages {
        stage('Build') {
            steps {
                script {
                    bat 'dotnet build MyApp.sln'
                }
            }
        }
        stage('Test') {
            steps {
                script {
                    bat 'dotnet test MyApp.Tests/MyApp.Tests.csproj'
                }
            }
        }
        stage('Deploy') {
            steps {
                script {
                    bat 'dotnet publish -c Release -o publish'
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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