Quick start

Workflow

The workflow for using the cloud build service is as follows.

Prerequisites

• You have registered for and logged in to an Alibaba Cloud account, and completed identity verification. For more information, see Account Management.

• You have activated the EMAS service. For more information, see Quick Start.

Limits

• Each account can run a maximum of three pipeline instances concurrently. Additional instances are queued.

Procedure

1. Add a project and an application. For more information, see Quick Start.

2. Configure the application. Before you use the cloud build service to build or publish an application, you must configure the development environment. This process includes adding code repository permissions, configuring certificates, adding personnel, and configuring code scanning rules.

   Operation	Description
   Configure a code repository	Add permissions to a code repository. This lets you associate and manage the repository for your application. You can then use the source code in the repository to build and publish your application.
   Configure a certificate (Android)	Upload and manage the certificates that your application uses.
   Configure personnel	Add and manage application administrators.
   Configure code scanning rules (update required)	Configure and manage code scanning rules.

3. (Optional) Create a pipeline. After the application is configured, the system automatically creates a default build pipeline.

   Operation	Description
   Create a pipeline	Create new pipelines for build packages and deployment packages.
   Clone a pipeline	Clone an existing build pipeline and its configuration to create a new one.

4. Configure the pipeline. Configure the default pipeline or a pipeline that you created.

   Operation	Description
   Configure a source code trigger	Set the trigger method to source code trigger in the trigger stage.
   Configure an API trigger	Set the trigger method to API trigger in the trigger stage.
   Customize the build application stage	Configure build tasks in the build application stage.
   Configure DingTalk group notifications	Configure DingTalk group notifications in the pipeline run result notification stage.
   Configure a webhook for the code repository	Configure the cloud build webhook URL in the code repository.
   Customize a pipeline stage	Add a custom stage to the pipeline template.

5. Manage the pipeline. Run the pipeline and view the build artifacts.

   Operation	Description
   Run the pipeline	Run the configured pipeline. Important Each account can run a maximum of three pipeline instances at the same time. Additional instances are queued.
   View build logs	View the build logs after the pipeline runs.
   Download build artifacts	Download the build artifacts after the pipeline runs.
   Delete the pipeline	Delete pipelines that are no longer in use. Important This operation also deletes the execution history and build artifacts of the pipeline. This action cannot be undone. Proceed with caution.

View the application overview

On the Overview tab for an application, you can view its basic information. You can also check the Build Success Rate and Number of Builds for a specific time range.

Technical support

The cloud build service provides technical support through a DingTalk group. For more information, see Contact us.