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| keywords | IBM Cloud Public, Use Developer Insights, toolchains, toolchain templates, toolchain tutorials, available regions, tools, Terraform | ||
| subcollection | ContinuousDelivery |
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{: #cd_about} {: support}
Toolchains are available on {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Public. You can use a template or Terraform as a starting point to create a toolchain. {: shortdesc}
{: #templates}
{{site.data.keyword.contdelivery_short}} will be discontinued in the following regions on 12 February 2027: au-syd, ca-mon, ca-tor, us-east. Code Risk Analyzer and {{site.data.keyword.DRA_short}} will also be deprecated in all regions on that date. However, if a region has no active usage of these features, the features in that region may be discontinued earlier and stop accepting new instances. Learn more {: important}
You can use a template as a starting point to create a toolchain{: external}. Toolchain templates include specific sets of tool integrations that support development, deployment, and operations tasks.
Some toolchain templates include tool integrations that are part of the {{site.data.keyword.contdelivery_short}} service. If an instance of that service isn't already in your resource group, when you click Create to create the toolchain, the service is automatically added with the selected free Lite plan. For more information and terms, see the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} catalog{: external}.
The predefined DevOps toolchain templates are recommended examples that solve real world scenarios and each contains a sample app. You can use your own app by specifying your Git repo when you create the toolchain from the template.
Montreal (ca-mon) is a limited-availability region and not generally available. {: important}
| Template and Available Regions | Description and Available Tutorials | Included Tools |
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| Deploy an app on Kubernetes toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can develop, and deploy an application securely into a Kubernetes cluster that is managed by the {{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Node.js "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own GitHub repository instead. This toolchain is preconfigured for continuous delivery with Vulnerability Advisor, source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Deploy an app on Kubernetes \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n GitHub and Issues \n \n {{site.data.keyword.containerlong_notm}} (Kubernetes cluster) \n \n |
| Develop and deploy an app by using {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}} toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can develop and deploy an application to a single {{site.data.keyword.containerlong}}, a {{site.data.keyword.openshiftlong}} cluster, or to multiple clusters by using {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Node.js "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own app instead. This toolchain is preconfigured for continuous delivery with Vulnerability Advisor, Code Risk Analyzer, source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Develop and deploy an app by using {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}} \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.gitrepos}} \n \n IBM Secrets Manager \n \n {{site.data.keyword.DRA_full}} \n \n |
| Deploy Kubernetes resources to multiple clusters by using {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}} toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can deploy to multiple {{site.data.keyword.redhat_openshift_full}} clusters that are hosted on {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Golang "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own app instead. This toolchain is built by using Tekton and is preconfigured for continuous delivery with source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Deploy Kubernetes resources to multiple clusters by using {{site.data.keyword.satellitelong_notm}} \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.gitrepos}} \n \n |
| Develop and deploy an app on {{site.data.keyword.vpc_full}} by using deployment strategies toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can develop and deploy an application to virtual server instances (virtual machine) within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) that is managed by {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Maven-based Java "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own Maven-based Java app instead. This toolchain is preconfigured with pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery with source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Develop and deploy an app on VPC by using deployment strategies \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.cos_full_notm}} bucket \n \n {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.DRA_full}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.gitrepos}} \n \n Secrets Manager \n \n |
| Develop and deploy an application to a Virtual Machine toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can develop and deploy an application to virtual server instances (virtual machine) within your VPC that is managed by {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Maven-based Java "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own Maven-based Java app instead. This toolchain is preconfigured with pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery with Code Risk Analyzer (CRA), source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Develop and deploy an application to a Virtual Machine \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.cos_full_notm}} bucket \n \n {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.DRA_full}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.gitrepos}} \n \n Secrets Manager \n \n |
| Develop a Code Engine app toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and London \n \n | With this toolchain, you can develop and deploy an application securely into Code Engine, a shared, multi-tenant Kubernetes service on {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. By default, the toolchain uses a sample Node.js "Hello World" app, but you can link to your own GitHub repository instead. This toolchain is preconfigured for continuous integration, continuous delivery with source control, issue tracking, and online editing. \n \n Try the tutorial: Develop and deploy an app by using Code Engine \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.gitrepos}} \n \n {{site.data.keyword.codeenginefull}} \n \n |
| Build your own toolchain{: external} \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Toronto, Montreal, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Sydney, Frankfurt, and London \n \n | This toolchain has no preconfigured tools. If you are already familiar with toolchains, you can set up your own toolchain. \n \n | None |
| Continuous Delivery toolchain \n \n Available in Dallas, Washington, Tokyo, Sydney, Frankfurt, and London \n \n | This toolchain is used when you enable continuous delivery for an app. \n \n Try the tutorials: \n \n Add a toolchain to an app{: external} \n \n | {{site.data.keyword.deliverypipeline}} \n \n GitHub and Issues \n \n {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} \n \n |
| {: caption="Toolchain templates" caption-side="top"} |
{: #code_toolchains_terraform}
You can use Terraform to define, create, and manage toolchains by using an as code approach.
You can start with an {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Terraform Provider example, such as ibm-cd-toolchain-simple-helm{: external} or ibm-cd-tekton-pipeline{: external}, or you can write your own Terraform.
To start working with Terraform, see Setting up Terraform for {{site.data.keyword.contdelivery_short}}. For more information about the Terraform resources and data sources for {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} including the {{site.data.keyword.contdelivery_short}} service, see the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Provider Documentation{: external}.