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AWS CodeBuild vs LambCI: What are the differences?

  1. Pricing Model: AWS CodeBuild follows a pay-as-you-go model where you are charged based on usage of the build resources, while LambCI is open-source and available for free for use within your own AWS account.
  2. Integration with AWS Services: AWS CodeBuild seamlessly integrates with various AWS services such as CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and S3, allowing for a complete CI/CD workflow within the AWS ecosystem. LambCI, on the other hand, is designed to be a lightweight, standalone solution primarily for Lambda functions, with limited integration capabilities with other AWS services.
  3. Customization Options: AWS CodeBuild provides extensive customization options through buildspec.yml files, allowing users to define build environments, phases, commands, caching, and more. LambCI offers fewer customization options and focuses on simplicity and ease of use for Lambda deployments.
  4. Managed Service: AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed service provided by AWS, which takes care of infrastructure provisioning, scalability, and maintenance. LambCI, being an open-source project, requires self-hosting and management by the user, which may require additional effort and resources.
  5. Scalability: AWS CodeBuild is designed to handle large-scale builds and parallel executions efficiently, making it suitable for enterprise-level CI/CD pipelines. LambCI, being more lightweight, may have limitations in handling large workloads and may not scale as effectively as AWS CodeBuild.
  6. Support and Maintenance: AWS CodeBuild comes with official support from AWS, including documentation, forums, and customer service, ensuring timely assistance and resolution of issues. LambCI, being a community-driven open-source project, may rely on community support and may not offer the same level of official support and maintenance as AWS CodeBuild.

In Summary, AWS CodeBuild and LambCI differ in pricing model, integration with AWS services, customization options, managed service nature, scalability, and support & maintenance.

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Pros of AWS CodeBuild
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    Pay per minute
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    Parameter Store integration for passing secrets
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    Integrated with AWS
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    Streaming logs to Amazon CloudWatch
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    Bit bucket integration
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    GitHub Webhooks support
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    AWS Config and Config rule integration for compliance
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    VPC PrivateLinks to invoke service without internet
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    Windows/.NET support
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    Jenkins plugin integration
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    Ondemand scaling of build jobs
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    Scheduled builds with CloudWatch Events integration
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    Local build debug support
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    Native support for accessing Amazon VPC resources
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    Docker based build environment
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    Support for bringing custom Docker images
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    Fully managed (no installation/updates, servers to mai
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    PCI, SOC, ISO, HIPAA compliant
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    Full API/SDKs/CLI support
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    YAML based configuration
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    Great support (forums, premium support, SO, GitHub)
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    Perpetual free tier option (100 mins/month)
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    GitHub Enterprise support
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      What is AWS CodeBuild?

      AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy. With CodeBuild, you don’t need to provision, manage, and scale your own build servers.

      What is LambCI?

      LambCI is a package you can upload to AWS Lambda that gets triggered when you push new code or open pull requests on GitHub and runs your tests (in the Lambda environment itself) – in the same vein as Jenkins, Travis or CircleCI.

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        What are some alternatives to AWS CodeBuild and LambCI?
        Jenkins
        In a nutshell Jenkins CI is the leading open-source continuous integration server. Built with Java, it provides over 300 plugins to support building and testing virtually any project.
        AWS CodePipeline
        CodePipeline builds, tests, and deploys your code every time there is a code change, based on the release process models you define.
        Apache Maven
        Maven allows a project to build using its project object model (POM) and a set of plugins that are shared by all projects using Maven, providing a uniform build system. Once you familiarize yourself with how one Maven project builds you automatically know how all Maven projects build saving you immense amounts of time when trying to navigate many projects.
        GitLab CI
        GitLab offers a continuous integration service. If you add a .gitlab-ci.yml file to the root directory of your repository, and configure your GitLab project to use a Runner, then each merge request or push triggers your CI pipeline.
        AWS CodeDeploy
        AWS CodeDeploy is a service that automates code deployments to Amazon EC2 instances. AWS CodeDeploy makes it easier for you to rapidly release new features, helps you avoid downtime during deployment, and handles the complexity of updating your applications.
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