Create a pipeline and release in the Google Cloud console

Create a delivery pipeline and two targets

You can use Cloud Deploy to create a delivery pipeline and targets based on configuration specified in one or more YAML files. But you can also create a delivery pipeline using the Google Cloud console.

In this section, you use Google Cloud console to create a delivery pipeline and two targets. When you use Google Cloud console, you don't need to create any YAML files; Cloud Deploy creates your skaffold.yaml and manifest for you.

1. In the Google Cloud console, navigate to the Cloud Deploy main page.

   Open the Delivery pipelines page

2. Click Create

   

   The Create a delivery pipelineform is displayed.

3. In the Pipeline namefield, replace the default text with in-console-quickstart-pipeline .

4. Optionally, enter a description for this delivery pipeline.

5. In the Regiondrop-down, select us-central1 .

6. Select your runtime.

   If you're deploying to GKE, select Google Kubernetes Engine. Otherwise, select Cloud Run.

7. Create your targets:

   GKE

   1. Under New target, in the Target namefield, replace the default text with console-staging .

   2. From the Kubernetes Engine clusterdrop-down, select quickstart-cluster-for-console-staging .

   3. Click Done.

   4. Click Add target.

      Replace the default text for Target namewith console-prod .

   5. Select quickstart-cluster-for-console-prod from the Kubernetes Engine clusterdrop-down.

   6. Select Require approval for rollouts.

      For this quickstart, we're requiring approval on the second target but not on the first target.

   7. Click Createto create this delivery pipeline.

      

   Cloud Run

   1. Under New target, in the Target namefield, replace the default text with console-staging .

   2. From the Regiondrop-down, select us-central1 .

   3. Click Done.

   4. Click Add target.

   5. Replace the default text for Target namewith console-prod .

   6. Activate the Require approval for rolloutscheckbox for this target.

      For this quickstart, we're requiring approval on the second target but not on the first target.

   7. Click Createto create this delivery pipeline.

      

   You now have a delivery pipeline with two targets, ready to create a release.The pipeline's page is displayed, showing both targets, with no rollouts.

   

Create a release

Now that you have a delivery pipeline, with two targets, pointing to two GKE clusters or two Cloud Run services, you can create a release to deploy your application to the first target.

1. If you're not already on the delivery pipeline page, showing the new delivery pipeline in-console-quickstart-pipeline , navigate there now.

   The pipeline visualization is shown, with no rollouts.

2. Click the Create releasebutton.

   The Create a releasedialog is shown. Most of the fields are pre-populated. Keep these default values.

   

   You can click the View manifestbutton to view the manifest the automatically generated manifest, for either target, and you can click View Skaffold fileto view the generated skaffold.yaml . You can also edit them, but for this quickstart leave them as they are.

3. Optionally, add a description for this release, in the Descriptionfield.

4. Click Createto start the release.

   The rollout details page is shown, for the rollout to the first target, and you can watch the progress of this rollout. It will take a few minutes to complete. It may take a few seconds for the rollout to start.

5. After the first rollout finishes, click the delivery pipeline name to go to the delivery pipeline page.

   

   The pipeline visualization is shown, with the rollout complete to the first target.

   

6. Click Promoteto start the rollout to the next target.

   The Promotedialog is shown.

7. Keep the default values, add a Rollout descriptionif you want, then click Promote.

   Because we selected Require approval for rolloutswhen we created the second target, this promotion is waiting for approval.

8. Click Review, in the delivery pipeline visualization.

   The approval page is shown.

   

9. Click Reviewagain, and in the approval dialog, click Approve.

   The rollout is started for the second target. You can click the delivery pipeline name again to watch the progress in the pipeline visualization.

When the second rollout is finished, the application is deployed in the second target, and your delivery pipeline has completed.