CI/CD pipelines-- where CI stands for Continuous Integration and CD stands Continuous Delivery-- is a software development practice through which all developers make code changes to a central depository multiple times a day. It automates the entire software release process. The pipeline builds code, runs test cases (continuous integration), and safely deploys the new version of the Delivery application.

CI/CD is a specific way of developing a software strategy that can release updates at any time in a sustainable way. When code is shipped in a continuous routine, the development cycle is more frequent, meaningful, and faster. With the aid of continuous integration:

• Developers are emerging to merge their changes many times per day, and...
• A single change in code triggers an automated test sequence and provides instant feedback to the developer who is working on the same. Complete CI feedback runs in less than 10 minutes.

The prime motive of continuous integration is to produce changes that can be easily deployed. The automated tests are essential for the verification of souvenirs according to the version of the code.

Continuous delivery also includes provisioning of infrastructure and deployment. It may govern with a manual or multiple-stage process. What's most important is that all processes are automated with a complete visual performance. It cooperates the monitoring and automation to improve development process applications. Though the steps in CI/CD can be executed manually, the actual value of the pipeline recognizes by the automation phase.