Running Sunbird the new way

Pros:

• All components can be installed - LP, DP and Core service's 

• Easy customization of all components by forking the desired repository

• Spin up a Jenkins instance and start building on your own

• Everything is a Jenkinsfile

• Version control of build and deploy process using Jenkinsfile

• Visibility on how Sunbird does build and deploy by just looking at the Jenkinsfiles

• Docker images can be stored in any registry and artifacts in azure blobs or locally on Jenkins

• Seamless and quick rollbacks

• All features, updates and process of Sunbird available to end users

• 85% of Ansible variables refactored

• Only about 100 odd variables needs to initialized for entire setup

• 600 variables refactored to about 100 odd variables

• Every configuration can be overridden based on requirements

• Easy upgrades by just using the latest GA certified tag. One click build and deploy.

• Total control on publishing content and frameworks 

• Minimal hardware - Just 10 servers for entire setup

• Easy scaling of infrastructure - All through Ansible inventory and Jenkinsfiles

• Production ready setup and easy promotion of code from dev to production (Securing Jenkins is out of scope)

• Anyone can run a full stack Sunbird with home brewed customization's

• Takes a day's effort

• Medium level technical skills required to setup

• Only azure blobs supported to store artifacts at this point of time (can be skipped if stored locally on Jenkins)

• Converted every freestyle Jenkins job to a Jenkinsfile

• Published every Jenkinsfile along with ready to use job configurations

• Constant and non mandatory variables were set to its default which is as per standards 

• Setting up Jenkins and all required jobs using 3 scripts.

• Mandatory variables provided in a standard template along with detailed descriptions which needs to be filled

• Detailed documentation on how to setup