AWS Codebuild Reviews

AWS codebuild is a fully AWS managed build service. It is easy to use and supports various traditional build systems like Maven, Gradle etc. The compiling of code, Test case handling and Creation of packages are very well managed by AWS codebuild. To integrate with any runtime or package manager is a hasle free process with AWS codebuild.

A slight disadvantage is that AWS code build comes with AWS account or in other words AWS account is a prerequisite to use AWS codebuild service. However, the pricing is pay as you go model which will not incur any additional costs apart from the services which we consume.

As it is fully AWS managed solution, after the initial integrations and configurations there is no look back in build setup and it will handle the build process seamlessly. After build it will even connect to AWS codedeploy to make the release process to initiate. Overall this reduces the release management and go to market time.

Working with AWS Codebuild has been relatively easier in both implementation and integration than other CI CD services available on AWS and has some useful features

--> It has support to integrate with SNS for code build notification with build stopped or failed can be notified over email and easily can be done also for code can be integrated with code repo at GitHub

--> Great to troubleshoot as cloud watch logs integrated with AWS Codebuild

--> IAM integration helps with access and security concerns

When working with AWS Codebuild or any AWS service optimizing cost is a major concern. One of the other concerns is when doing the first-time setup it might over overwhelming to do it on your own. Might video tutorials instead of documentation be more helpful for the setup.

AWS Codebuild is definitely recommended when looking for CI/CD on AWS it served the purpose to setup of CICD to update the docker image and to set it on the Kubernetes cluster.. It benefitted immensely with seamless integration with other AWS services such as SNS for build notification and much easier setup for the DevOps environment.

It has all the features needed to build my apps

UI could be more intuitive for some configurations

Run building phases on code pipelines

There are quite a few things that are fascinating about AWS CodeBuild:

1) It has the functionality to customise multiple build environments.

2) Support for traditional docker builds is provided alongside regular builds.

3) The pricing model can be selected as per the usage scenario. One can opt for a pay-as-you-go model as well.

There are a few areas that can be worked upon:

1) The interface is a bit shabby and not visually appealing.

2) The interface lags at times while running multiple builds.

3) One can experience higher pricing if their builds take more time.

Clients seldom report problems related to higher billing. Most of the time, it is because of the upfront infrastructure cost encountered as build servers run all the time. These build servers don't need to run when developers are not building their code. AWS CodeBuild offers a pay-as-you-go model in which bill is generated only for the time when one builds their code. AWS CodeBuild solves many high billing-related problems.

AWS code build efficiently deploys and compile my angular application

it will take more charges when build time take more time

i don't need to build my angular application code first and deploy the build after completion it .aws code build will take config and build and deploy on server and different kind of envoirment

One thing i really like is the documentation and support for the product. Pretty thorough documentation and troubelshooting steps in the CodeBuild user guide.

No support for GitLab and Bitbucket server

Once you try it you wont go back to your old ways.

Build queuing issues. Now with Codebuild we have zero queuing and we can kick off serveral things at a time.

easy to deploy builds when a pipeline has been pushed.

unable to edit the deploy commands that you have saved in s3/other resources

deploying intant code when a build has been completed.

the pipeline as code is amazing , becouse for developer like it

the pipeline need more instrationg with other pluging

devops is more important topic and my company and is the new focuse

The tool was very easy to use... when I need it, without any previous knolodgment, I can config an entire pipeline with code commit, code pipeline and Code Buid and Code Deploy. I was great for to show In a live enviroment how can be a product, and how to deploy it continous

The documententation is very large to read ... some time you have to read a lot in large documents with many technical descripticion about all availables options to solve a simple doubt. I would like that It could have a really simple demo about easy user cases

The need to depoloy fast some prototipes and ideas without be too much aware about the underline infrastructure. It was great to make a working demo about one idea

I have found almost nothing Jenkins can do that CodeBuild cannot. In fact I find it easier to use overall.

Teaching the developers how to write the yml can take a bit of time, but in the end I think they like how it puts the power in their hands.

Try it and compare it to your current system. If you are deploying to AWS the security of having everything in AWS cannot be matched.

Cost savings by only spending money when we are building. Also having the build functionality within the code helps maintain that aspect of the build.