Workflow Part 4: Netlifly CI/CD Publishing

In this final instalment of our publishing series, we’ll explore the wonders of CI/CD and how our publishing pipeline with Joplin, Hugo, GitHub, and Netlify makes our lives easier.

CI/CD: A Brief Overview

CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. It’s a modern software development practice that automates the process of building, testing, and deploying code. CI/CD has revolutionised web publishing, making it faster and more reliable. It has become a vital component in the world of cloud computing.

Our Publishing Pipeline

Our publishing process can be described as a pipeline:

1. Collaboration with ChatGPT: Posts are created in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI language model.
2. Organising in Hugo: Composed posts are placed in the Hugo website structure, utilising the power of a static site generator.
3. Version control with GitHub: Pushing to a repository like GitHub has numerous advantages, such as tracking changes and storing everything in code.
4. CI/CD and Netlify: Upon pushing to GitHub, the CI/CD process automatically deploys the code to Netlify, where the static Hugo website is built.

The Simplicity of Creating a New Post

With our setup, publishing a new post is as easy as:

1. Composing a post in collaboration with ChatGPT and organising it in Hugo.
2. Pushing your changes to GitHub.
3. Voilà! The CI/CD process takes care of the rest, automatically deploying your new post on Netlify.

A Heartfelt Thank You

We’d like to extend our gratitude to you, our dear reader, for following us through this entire series on AI-powered publishing with CI/CD. We hope you’ve found it insightful and entertaining. Now, go forth and conquer the world of publishing, armed with your newfound knowledge!