Step 1: Set Up Your Development Environment

• Sign Up for Acquia Cloud: If you don't already have an Acquia Cloud account, sign up at Acquia.
• Create a New Acquia Cloud Application:
  • Log in to your Acquia Cloud account.
  • Navigate to the “Applications” tab.
  • Click on “Add an application” and follow the prompts to create a new application.

Step 2: Set Up Git Repository

• Initialize Git Repository:

  git init

• Add Remote Repository:

  git remote add acquia <your-acquia-repository-url>

Step 3: Configure CI/CD Tools

• Choose a CI/CD Tool: Common tools include GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, Travis CI, and Jenkins. For this guide, we’ll use GitHub Actions as an example.

• Create GitHub Repository:

  git remote add origin <your-github-repository-url>
  git push -u origin master

• Set Up GitHub Actions:
  • In your GitHub repository, navigate to the “Actions” tab.
  • Click on “Set up a workflow yourself.”

Step 4: Create CI/CD Workflow File

• Create a Workflow File:
  • In the .github/workflows directory of your repository, create a new file named ci-cd-pipeline.yml.

• Add CI/CD Configuration:

  name: CI/CD Pipeline
  
  on:
    push:
      branches:
        - master
  
  jobs:
    build-and-deploy:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  
      steps:
        - name: Checkout code
          uses: actions/checkout@v2
  
        - name: Set up SSH
          uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.5.3
          with:
            ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
  
        - name: Set up PHP
          uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
          with:
            php-version: '7.4'
  
        - name: Install Composer dependencies
          run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
  
        - name: Run tests
          run: |
            vendor/bin/phpunit tests
  
        - name: Deploy to Acquia Cloud
          run: |
            git remote add acquia ${{ secrets.ACQUIA_REMOTE_URL }}
            git push acquia master

Step 5: Configure Secrets in GitHub

• Add SSH Key:

  • Generate an SSH key pair on your local machine:

    ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@example.com"

  • Add the public key (id_rsa.pub) to your Acquia Cloud account under “SSH Keys.”
  • Add the private key (id_rsa) to your GitHub repository secrets:
    • Go to your GitHub repository settings.
    • Navigate to “Secrets and variables” -> “Actions”.
    • Add a new secret named SSH_PRIVATE_KEY and paste the content of your private key.
• Add Acquia Remote URL:
  • Add the Acquia remote URL to your GitHub secrets:
    • Add a new secret named ACQUIA_REMOTE_URL and paste the Acquia Cloud repository URL.

Step 6: Trigger CI/CD Pipeline

• Push Changes:

  git add .
  git commit -m "Set up CI/CD pipeline"
  git push origin master

• Monitor Pipeline:
  • Go to the “Actions” tab in your GitHub repository to monitor the CI/CD pipeline execution.
  • If everything is set up correctly, your code will be built, tested, and deployed to Acquia Cloud automatically.

Step 7: Verify Deployment

• Check Acquia Cloud:
  • Log in to your Acquia Cloud account.
  • Navigate to your application and verify that the latest code has been deployed.
• Test Application:
  • Access your application’s URL to ensure it is running correctly.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can set up a CI/CD pipeline in Acquia Cloud to automate your Git deployments. This process ensures that your application is consistently built, tested, and deployed, improving your development workflow and reducing the chances of errors during deployment.