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    Dec 20, 20256 min read

    CI/CD Pipelines for Small Teams: Keep It Simple

    You don't need enterprise-grade DevOps. Here's a minimal, effective CI/CD setup that works for teams of 2-10 engineers.

    MR

    Marcus Rivera

    Specrova Team

    CI/CD Pipelines for Small Teams: Keep It Simple

    Enterprise CI/CD is overkill for most startups. Here's a lean setup using GitHub Actions that gives you 90% of the benefits with 10% of the complexity.

    The Minimum Viable Pipeline

    You need three things: automated tests on PR, automated deployment on merge to main, and basic monitoring.

    GitHub Actions Setup

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    yaml
    name: Deploy
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test
      - run: npm run build
      - run: npm run deploy

    Conclusion

    Start simple, automate the painful parts, and only add complexity when the team grows or the deployment process demands it.

    MR

    Written by Marcus Rivera

    Lead Cloud Architect at Specrova. AWS & GCP certified. 12+ years building and optimizing cloud infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike.

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